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Make poor spelling naughty in a down clue? (10)

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impoverish

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'make poor' is the definition.
(synonyms)

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(Other definitions for impoverish that I've seen before include "Spoil the quality of" , "beggar" , "Make poor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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