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Barely gets (by) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ekes

'barely gets by' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for ekes that I've seen before include "Lengthens (out)" , "Rab C's extras" , "- - out: stretches" , "Makes supplies last longer" , "...out a living, barely makes do" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, the L.A. Times Daily, the New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and the Universal.
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