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Poor in seven days if losing regularly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

needy

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'poor' is the definition.
(I know that needy is a type of poor)

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(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Poor; indigent" , "Impoverished" , "Insecure; very poor" , "Disadvantaged" , "Necessitous" .)

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