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The Clue

Like the needy (8 letter answer)

The Answer

DEPRIVED

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Notes

The answer DEPRIVED is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.

Definition

DEPRIVE as a verb:

1. (deprive, strip, divest) = take away possessions from someone; "The Nazis stripped the Jews of all their assets"
2. keep from having, keeping, or obtaining
3. (deprive, impoverish) = take away

DEPRIVED as an adjective:

1. (deprived, disadvantaged) = marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law"