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Orphan's fund log-in hacked (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

foundling

'orphan's' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'fund log-in hacked' is the wordplay.
'hacked' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'hacking' mean this).
'fund'+'log'+'in'='fundlogin'
'fundlogin' with letters rearranged gives 'FOUNDLING'.

(Other definitions for foundling that I've seen before include "Child left" , "Deserted child" , "Abandoned baby" , "abandoned child" , "Abandoned infant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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