Crossword Genius

Absence of; penury (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

privation

(Other definitions for privation that I've seen before include "Absence of essentials" , "State of going without comforts" , "Indigence" , "A state without essentials of life" , "Hardship from lack of essentials" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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