The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word DEPENDENT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result DEPENDENT
- Subject twin studies with time including PE
- Writer indeed struggling with books, financially needing others
- Subject of French writer approaching depression
- Exercise in study girl with dictionary finds weak
- Needing support of French writer, having depression
- Writer protected by editor when in depression, as a hanger-on
- . Eliminating welfare finally to intensify depression for helpless
- Subject of French writer: depression
- Ed sent up style of writing with negative effect for subordinate
- Child makes double den with gym inside and vault at the back
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The straight part
We know that "financially needing others" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case financially needing others = dependent.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DEPENDENT mean?
DEPENDENT noun- One who relies on another for support
- (grammar) An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
- (grammar) The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
- Relying upon; depending upon.
- Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
- (of Scottish Gaelic, Manx and Irish verb forms) Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
- Affecting the lower part of the body, such as the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
- Hanging down.