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Very poor drunk ending it (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

indigent

'very poor' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'drunk ending it' is the wordplay.
'drunk' indicates an anagram.
'ending'+'it'='endingit'
'endingit' with letters rearranged gives 'INDIGENT'.

(Other definitions for indigent that I've seen before include "Impoverished, destitute" , "poor fellow" , "Badly off" , "Impoverished -- ending it (anag)" , "Poor enough to need help from others" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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