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Sponge or beg (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cadge

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">sponge</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that sponge can be written as cadge)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">beg</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that cadge is a kind of beg)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(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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