Without money, blagger wasted opportunity ultimately (8)

I believe the answer is:

beggarly

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

'blagger wasted opportunity ultimately' is the wordplay.
'wasted' is an anagram indicator.
'ultimately' suggests the final letters.
The final letter of 'opportunity' is 'y'.
'blagger' is an anagram of 'beggarl'.
'beggarl'+'y'='BEGGARLY'

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(Other definitions for beggarly that I've seen before include "needy" , "Meagre, ungenerous" , "Very mean, poor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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