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Bankrupt papa loves Radiohead (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poor

'bankrupt' is the definition.
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'papa loves radiohead' is the wordplay.
'papa' becomes 'P' (NATO / phonetic alphabet).
'loves' becomes 'oo' (love means 0 in tennis).
'radiohead' becomes 'r' (head letter of 'radio').
'p'+'oo'+'r'='POOR'

(Other definitions for poor that I've seen before include "Lacking means; paltry" , "Mere" , "Of inferior standard" , "Pants" , "Of inferior quality or means" .)

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