Deprived of food adverts, possibly (7)
I believe the answer is:
starved
'deprived of food' is the definition.
('starve' can be a synonym of 'deprive of food')
'adverts possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates an anagram.
'adverts' with letters rearranged gives 'STARVED'.
(Other definitions for starved that I've seen before include "Went without food" , "really hungry" , "Denied" .)