A longing for Japanese money (3)

I believe the answer is:

yen

'a longing for japanese money' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for yen that I've seen before include "Itch, craving" , "Unit of money in Japan" , "Have a longing for Japanese money?" , "Itch, desire" , "Japenese currency" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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