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Born at Land's End, in poverty (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

need

'poverty' is the definition.
(I know that need is a type of poverty)

'born at land's end' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'nee' ('nee' is 'born' in French).
'at' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end' suggests the final letters.
The last letter of 'land' is 'd'.
'nee'+'d'='NEED'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Distressful situation" , "Lack or require" , "Cry out for - prerequisite" , "''A friend in .... is a friend indeed''" , "Rely on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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