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Dislike poverty on the outskirts of Lille (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needle

'dislike' is the definition.
(many people dislike needles)

'poverty on the outskirts of lille' is the wordplay.
'poverty' becomes 'need' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the outskirts of' suggests removing the centre.
'lille' with its centre removed is 'le'.
'need'+'le'='NEEDLE'

(Other definitions for needle that I've seen before include "It's hard to find one in a haystack" , "It points" , "Annoy; pine leaf" , "Implement for knitting and sewing" , "Implement with eye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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