Former Italian currency (4)
I believe the answer is:
lira
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">former italian currency</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for lira that I've seen before include "Turkish currency" , "Old unit of Italian money" , "old European capital" , "Pre-euro currency unit in Italy" , "Monetary unit of Italy" .)