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More wanting to be born to ride hard (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

needier

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

'born to ride hard' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'nee' ('nee' is 'born' in French).
'to' says to put letters next to each other.
'hard' indicates an anagram.
'ride' anagrammed gives 'dier'.
'nee'+'dier'='NEEDIER'

'to be' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for needier that I've seen before include "poor, ultimately - more so than others" , "In more want" , "Poorer" , "more impoverished" , "Wanting more" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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