Severe Shortage Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • an acute insufficiency • an insufficient quantity or number
	37%	6		Experiencing severe food shortage
	verb • be hungry; go without food • deprive of food • die of food deprivation
	34%	7		Periods of severe food shortage
	noun • an acute insufficiency • a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death

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