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Poor dad's navigated out of it (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

disadvantaged

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'poor' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'dad's navigated out of it' is the wordplay.
'out of it' is an anagram indicator (out of it can mean confused or distracted).
'dads'+'navigated'='dadsnavigated'
'dadsnavigated' anagrammed gives 'DISADVANTAGED'.

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(Other definitions for disadvantaged that I've seen before include "underprivileged" , "In deprived circumstances" , "Handicapped" , "In unfavourable circumstances" , "Socially or economically deprived" .)

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