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A little regular cash kept economy moving (6,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pocket money

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'a little regular cash' is the definition.
'pocket money' can be an answer for 'cash' (pocket money is a kind of cash). I am not certain of the 'a little regular' bit.

'kept economy moving' is the wordplay.
'moving' is an anagram indicator (letters are moved around).
'kept'+'economy'='kepteconomy'
'kepteconomy' with letters rearranged gives 'POCKET-MONEY'.

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(Other definitions for pocket money that I've seen before include "Child's allowance" , "Cash spent on sweets and crisps?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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