The odd aunt won over the destitute (4-3-3)
I believe the answer is:
down-and-out
'destitute' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'the odd aunt won over' is the wordplay.
'over' indicates anagramming the letters.
'odd'+'aunt'+'won'='oddauntwon'
'oddauntwon' is an anagram of 'DOWN-AND-OUT'.
'the' is the link.
(Other definitions for down-and-out that I've seen before include "Impoverished - destitute person" , "Impoverished (and unconscious?)" .)