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State Of Being Unable To Escape Dependence On State Benefits Crossword Clue

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99%11Exact Match!
noun

• a situation in which an increase in income results in a loss of benefits so that you are no better off

29%9 Caught in increasing dependence
noun

• being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

• an abnormally strong craving

• (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master

29%4 Detach from a source of dependence
verb

• gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

• detach the affections of

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