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Victor Hugo's Cosette, e.g.

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waif

(Other definitions for waif that I've seen before include "An unowned or abandoned child" , "Forsaken child" , "poor child" , "Someone very thin or underfed" , "Neglected, homeless child" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.
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