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Homeless child (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

waif

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">homeless child</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for waif that I've seen before include "Someone very thin or underfed" , "neglected issue" , "Ragamuffin" , "poor child" , "Orphan" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald and The Times.
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