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Urban renewal candidates (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

slums

(Other definitions for slums that I've seen before include "Rookeries no longer found in" , "Run-down city areas" , "Poor areas" , "wretched dwellings" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.
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