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Deprived, wanting (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needy

This clue is a double definition.

'deprived' is the first definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'wanting' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Insecure; very poor" , "Hard up" , "clinging" , "Necessitous" , "Poverty-stricken" .)

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