Get by begging (5)
I believe the answer is:
cadge
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">get by begging</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for cadge that I've seen before include "get free" , "Scrounge, sponge" , "beg" , "Caged (anag.)" , "Sponge (eg money)" .)