The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PENNILESS
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More clues leading to the result PENNILESS
- Unable to write about end of destitution, one broke
- River’s captured by writers with no change at all?
- Container ship on river with Jack in New York
- Very poor writer on African river steamship
- Poor Frasier’s brother is overwhelmed by certain females
- European notes among loads of money? Son’s having none of it
- River’s invading animal enclosures? That’s very poor
- Writes about river safari, initially poor
- In need of cash, writes about Frasier’s brother
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The straight part
We know that "poor" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case poor = penniless.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 PENNILESS mean?
PENNILESS adjective- Lacking even the smallest amount of money.