Deprivation (4)
'deprivation' is the definition.
(I know that deprivation can be written as loss)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for loss that I've seen before include "Deprivation; failure" , "Red figures on a balance sheet or ledger" , "Defeat (in sport)" , "Financial reverse" , "One may be missed" .)
'deprivation' is the definition.
(I know that deprivation can be written as neediness)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for neediness that I've seen before include "Wanting state" , "Destitution" , "Insecurity" , "Want" , "Poverty" .)