‘Deprived’ given uglier new version! (15)

I believe the answer is:

underprivileged

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'deprived given uglier new version' is the definition.
'underprivileged' can be an answer for 'deprived' (thesaurus). I'm unsure of the 'given uglier new version' bit.

'deprived given uglier new version' is the wordplay.
'given' says to put letters next to each other.
'new' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation eg NT for New Testament).
'version' indicates an anagram.
'deprived'+'uglier'+'n'='deprivedugliern'
'deprivedugliern' with letters rearranged gives 'UNDERPRIVILEGED'.

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(Other definitions for underprivileged that I've seen before include "In need" , "no advantages" , "Poor" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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