Indian monetary unit (5)
I believe the answer is:
rupee
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">indian monetary unit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(rupee is a kind of indian monetary unit)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for rupee that I've seen before include "Currency of the subcontinent" , "foreign money" , "Indian rhino" , "100 paise" , "little money abroad" .)