Poor mischievous urban child (6)

I believe the answer is:

urchin

(Other definitions for urchin that I've seen before include "Marine hedgehog" , "Capital of Kenya" , "Roguish child - especially one raggedly dressed" , "Mischievous or ragged child" , "Monkey" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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