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Really not on being deprived (5,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

badly-off

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'being deprived' is the definition.
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'really not on' is the wordplay.
'really' becomes 'badly' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'not on' becomes 'off' ('off' is the opposite to 'on').
'badly'+'off'='BADLY-OFF'

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(Other definitions for badly-off that I've seen before include "Poorly financed" , "Poor" , "At a disadvantage" , "In dire straits financially" , "Hard up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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