The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word STARVED
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The straight part
We know that "Deprived" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case deprived = starved.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does STARVED mean?
STARVED verb- To die; in later use especially to die slowly, waste away.
- To die because of lack of food or of not eating.
- To be very hungry.
- To destroy, make capitulate or at least make suffer by deprivation, notably of food.
- To deprive of nourishment or of some vital component.
- To deteriorate for want of any essential thing.
- (especially Yorkshire and Lancashire) To kill with cold.
- Approaching starvation, emaciated and malnourished.
- (by extension) Deprived of nourishment or of something vital.
- Extremely hungry.