Spreader of fake news raises Republican money (4)
I believe the answer is:
lira
'money' is the definition.
(I have seen 'old money' mean 'lira' so perhaps 'money' could also mean 'lira')
'spreader of fake news raises republican' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'republican' could be 'r' (abbreviation) and 'r' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'lia' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for lira that I've seen before include "Former Italian currency unit" , "Pre-euro currency unit in Italy" , "Former unit of currency in Italy" , "Old Italian coin" , "Former unit of money in Italy" .)