Worthy of assistance (5)

I believe the answer is:

needy

(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "lacking resources" , "Poverty-stricken" , "penniless" , "Necessitous" , "Impoverished" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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