Live from day to day with hardship (6)

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3,3

eke out

(Other definitions for eke out that I've seen before include "Make last, maybe supplement" , "Make living laboriously" , "Make last, use sparingly" , "Make stretch" , "Prolong" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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