Poor trainee, dyslexic to some extent (5)

I believe the answer is:

needy

'poor' is the definition.
('needy' can be similar in meaning to 'poor')

'trainee dyslexic to some extent' is the wordplay.
'to some extent' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'NEEDY' is hidden in the letters of 'trainee dyslexic'.

(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Craving attention" , "Poor - destitute" , "lacking resources" , "penniless" , "Poor; indigent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.

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