The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word VAGRANT
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More clues leading to the result VAGRANT
- Traveller uttered unfocused angry outburst
- Gallons carried out in barrel for homeless
- Homeless old lady sheltering in barrel
- Wandering around Virginia, on allowance
- Opposed to some financial help for drifter
- Bum tax overwhelming old lady
- Tramp turning over telly, catching A Grand Day Out
- Very royal soldier possessing a good bum
- Bum an allowance for Virginia?
- Tax keeping old lady on the move
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The straight part
We know that "homeless" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case homeless = vagrant.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does VAGRANT mean?
VAGRANT noun- A person who wanders from place to place; a nomad, a wanderer.
- (specifically) A person without settled employment or habitation who supports himself or herself by begging or some dishonest means; a tramp, a vagabond.
- Vagrans egista, a widely distributed Asian butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.
- An animal, typically a bird, found outside its species' usual range.
- Wandering from place to place, particularly when without any settled employment or habitation.
- Of or pertaining to a vagabond or vagrant, or a person fond of wandering.
- Moving without a certain direction; roving, wandering; also, erratic, unsettled.