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It's tough with nothing in store (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hoard

'store' is the definition.
(hoard is a kind of store)

'it's tough with nothing' is the wordplay.
'it's tough' becomes 'hard' ('hard' can be a synonym of 'tough').
'with' is an insertion indicator.
'nothing' becomes 'o' (looks like zero - 0).
'hard' placed around 'o' is 'HOARD'.

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for hoard that I've seen before include "Accumulated store" , "Secret store of valuables" , "(Miser's) store" , "A lot of people" , "Valuable store" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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