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Many a Dickens child (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waif

'many a dickens child' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for waif that I've seen before include "Forsaken child" , "Homeless child - thin person" , "Foundling" , "Be incongruous" , "An unowned or abandoned child" .)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post, the L.A. Times Daily and the LA Times.
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