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Wretched person without room (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

worm

'wretched person' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'without room' is the wordplay.
'without' becomes 'wo' (abbreviation of 'without', normally with a slash).
'room' becomes 'rm' (abbreviation for room).
'wo'+'rm'='WORM'

(Other definitions for worm that I've seen before include "Insect larva" , "Wretched person" , "Creeping invertebrate" , "Annelid" , "Slither" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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