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Let 𝒜 be a Banach operator ideal. Based on the notion of 𝒜-compactness in a Banach space due to Carl and Stephani, we deal with the notion of measure of non-𝒜-compactness of an operator. We consider a map $χ_{𝒜}$ (respectively, $n_{𝒜}$) acting on the operators of the surjective (respectively, injective) hull of 𝒜 such that $χ_{𝒜}(T) = 0$ (respectively, $n_{𝒜}(T) = 0$) if and only if the operator T is 𝒜-compact (respectively, injectively 𝒜-compact). Under certain conditions on the ideal 𝒜, we prove an equivalence inequality involving $χ_{𝒜}(T*)$ and $n_{𝒜^{d}}(T)$. This inequality provides an extension of a previous result stating that an operator is quasi p-nuclear if and only if its adjoint is p-compact in the sense of Sinha and Karn.