Starvation (6)
I believe the answer is:
famine
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">starvation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for famine that I've seen before include "A great shortage as of food" , "Extreme lack of food" , "Severe shortage of food for many" , "Extreme scarcity of food" , "Widespread scarcity of food" .)