Poor tips from men we maybe trusted implicitly (5)

I believe the answer is:

needy

'poor' is the definition.
(I know that needy is a type of poor)

'tips from men we maybe trusted implicitly' is the wordplay.
'tips from' suggests the final letters (only the end tips of the words).
The final letters of 'men we maybe trusted implicitly' are 'NEEDY'.

(Other definitions for needy that I've seen before include "Poor; indigent" , "Impecunious" , "Wanting attention" , "badly craving affection" , "Disadvantaged" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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