In poverty, born and died (4)
I believe the answer is:
need
'in poverty' is the definition.
'need' can be an answer for 'poverty' (need is a kind of poverty). I am not certain of the 'in' bit.
'born and died' is the wordplay.
'born' becomes 'nee' ('nee' is 'born' in French).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'died' becomes 'd' (abbreviation next to the year of someone's death).
'nee'+'d'='NEED'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for need that I've seen before include "Necessity" , "Necessitate" , "Lack - demand" , "Call" , "''A friend in .... is a friend indeed''" .)