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A money changer who had a farm (6)

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I believe the answer is:

yeoman

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'a money changer who had a farm' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'a money changer who had a farm' is the wordplay.
'a money' can be anagrammed to 'YEOMAN'.
Though, I'm not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for yeoman that I've seen before include "One guarding" , "Royal guard" , ". . . . . . of the Guard (operetta) (6)" , "Farming freeholder of old" , "... of the Guard (Gilbert and Sullivan)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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