Crossword Genius

A secret store of sound money (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cache

'a secret store' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sound money' is the wordplay.
'sound' shows a homophone (sound like).
'money' becomes 'cash' (cash is a type of money).
'cash' is a homophone of 'CACHE'.

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for cache that I've seen before include "Stockpile" , "Hidden storage place" , "Nest egg" , "Reserve" , "what things could be stored in" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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