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Youth in want (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

infancy

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

'in want' is the wordplay.
'want' becomes 'fancy' (fancying is a kind of wanting).
'in'+'fancy'='INFANCY'

(Other definitions for infancy that I've seen before include "Early stage of development" , "First stage of life" , "Early stages of" , "Early years" , "State of early childhood" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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