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