Deprivation (4)

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loss

'deprivation' is the definition.
(synonyms)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for loss that I've seen before include "Deprivation; failure" , "Red figures on a balance sheet or ledger" , "Defeat (in sport)" , "Financial reverse" , "One may be missed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press, The Sun, the Evening Standard and The Guardian.

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