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Way to save family without any money (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

skint

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'without any money' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'way to save family' is the wordplay.
'way' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for street).
'to save' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'family' becomes 'kin' (synonyms).
'st' placed around 'kin' is 'SKINT'.

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(Other definitions for skint that I've seen before include "Hard up (slang)" , "Stony-broke" , "Impecunious" , "Informally, having no money left" , "Strapped for cash" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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