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Needy girl kept by funky bloke (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indigent

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'needy' is the definition.
(I know that needy can be written as indigent)

'girl kept by funky bloke' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'girl' could be 'di' (short for Diane or Diana) and 'di' is found within the answer.
'bloke' could be 'gent' (both can mean a man) and 'gent' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'in' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for indigent that I've seen before include "Poor and needy" , "Needy, poverty-stricken" , "Impoverished, destitute" , "Impoverished -- ending it (anag)" , "Badly off" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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