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Re:, such use of the kanji would likely have been ateji for native OJP-derived. The only usage I can find of it is in the set phrases or, both essentially meaning "whether one disagrees or agrees", i.e. "to have no choice".

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（副詞「しか」にラ変動詞「あり」の付いた「しかあり」の変化）

〔「しかあり」の転〕

《副詞「しか」にラ変動詞「あり」の付いた「しかあり」の音変化》