The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NEEDIEST
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result NEEDIEST
- Most deprived teen, after reverse, conks out inside
- Most wanting to stop working in tense shifts
- Shawnee dies trying to protect those most desperate
- Home flooded by one river rising is most disadvantaged
- Most desperate youth retrospectively securing passes
- Poorest born then cark it, existing in the middle
- Stops working, coming into category of those with no job or training, extremely deserving
- Most short passes youngster, overlapping, passes back
- Most impoverished juvenile raised and ends inside
- Born to die, holy woman is the most demanding
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The straight part
We know that "those most desperate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case those most desperate = neediest.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does NEEDIEST mean?
NEEDIEST adjective- In need; poor.
- Desiring constant affirmation; lacking self-confidence.
- Needful; necessary.