Defer fine somehow -- females evicted and poorer (7)
I believe the answer is:
needier
'poorer' is the definition.
('needy' can be similar in meaning to 'poor')
I can't explain the remainder of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for needier that I've seen before include "more impoverished" , "Poorer" , "More disadvantaged" , "In more want" , "Less well off" .)