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Grumble, as fellow possessing nothing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moan

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

'fellow possessing nothing' is the wordplay.
'fellow' becomes 'man' (fellow can mean a man).
'possessing' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'O' (O resembles 0).
'man' enclosing 'o' is 'MOAN'.

'as' is the link.

(Other definitions for moan that I've seen before include "Beef" , "Complain mournfully" , "Complaint" , "Murmur of pain; grumble" , "Express pain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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