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501 pence for guacamole, say (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dip

'guacamole say' is the definition.
(I know that guacamole is a type of dip)

'501 pence' is the wordplay.
'50p' becomes 'di' (50p in Roman numerals).
'pence' becomes 'p' ().
'di'+'p'='DIP'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for dip that I've seen before include "Depression in a surface" , "Go down" , "A brief informal swim" , "Slope downwards" , "Sink; brief swim" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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