Badly off (4)
I believe the answer is:
poor
'badly off' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for poor that I've seen before include "Needy; meagre" , "Not good, wealthy" , "Needy or unsatisfactory" , "Impecunious; wretched" , "Having little money or means" .)