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Doctor sees end in poverty! (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

neediness

'poverty' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'doctor sees end in' is the wordplay.
'doctor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sees'+'end'+'in'='seesendin'
'seesendin' is an anagram of 'NEEDINESS'.

(Other definitions for neediness that I've seen before include "Poverty" , "Destitution" , "Want" , "Insecurity" , "Wanting state" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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