Poor raggedly dressed city child (6)

I believe the answer is:

urchin

(Other definitions for urchin that I've seen before include "Young troublemaker" , "Capital of Kenya" , "grubby kid" , "Scruffy little kid" , "Ragged child; marine animal" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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