____ out a living (3)

I believe the answer is:

eke

(Other definitions for eke that I've seen before include "To -- out is to add to" , "Make last longer" , "Increase, lengthen" , "Make a living laboriously - a palindrome" , "Supplement" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday, the Penny Press, The New York Times, the Universal, the LA Times and the King Feature Syndicate.

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