A financial inspection (5)

I believe the answer is:

audit

'a financial inspection' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for audit that I've seen before include "Financial review" , "Financial inspection" , "Verify accounts" , "Inspection of a company's books" , "Inspect accounts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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