Eke out a living Crossword Clue

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SCRAPEBY

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(verb)
1. support oneself

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

LIVING (noun)
1. the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
2. the financial means whereby one lives
LIVING (adjective)
1. still in existence
2. (informal) absolute
OUT (adverb)
1. from one’s possession
OUT (adjective)
1. knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
2. excluded from use or mention
OUT (verb)
1. to state openly and publicly one’s homosexuality
2. be made known; be disclosed or revealed
OUT (noun)
1. (baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball

Hint 3: Other Answers Used in the Past

SCRAPEBY
(8 letters)

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