Badly off (4)
I believe the answer is:
poor
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">badly off</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 poor that I've seen before include "Needy; meagre" , "Not good, wealthy" , "Needy or unsatisfactory" , "Impecunious; wretched" , "Having little money or means" .)