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Sponge or beg (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadge

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'sponge' is the first definition.
(I know that sponge can be written as cadge)

'beg' is the second definition.
(I know that cadge is a kind of beg)

(Other definitions for cadge that I've seen before include "beg" , "Try to get (something) without paying" , "Get by begging" , "Get money by sponging" , "Sponge (money, etc)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Mail.
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