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Deprived person of sanctuary with books (4-3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

have-not

'deprived person' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sanctuary with books' is the wordplay.
'sanctuary' becomes 'haven' (I've seen this before).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'books' becomes 'ot' (Old Testament).
'haven'+'ot'='HAVE-NOT'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for have-not that I've seen before include "Person of little material wealth" , "Deprived person" , "Someone with meagre possessions" , "Someone who lacks possessions" , "Poor person" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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