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At risk in Limbo possibly collecting poor (2,4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

on thin ice

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'at risk' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'limbo possibly collecting poor' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'poor' could be 'thin' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'thin' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'onice' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for on thin ice that I've seen before include "sailing close to the wind?" , "Heading for trouble" , "At risk" , "in danger of a soaking?" , "Unsafe" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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