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Give up hut — wood, it appears rotten (2,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

do without

'give up' is the definition.
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'hut wood it appears rotten' is the wordplay.
'appears rotten' indicates anagramming the letters (a broken or rotten ordering of the letters).
'hut'+'wood'+'it'='hutwoodit'
'hutwoodit' with letters rearranged gives 'DO WITHOUT'.

(Other definitions for do without that I've seen before include "Fail to enjoy" , "Don't have" , "Forgo" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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