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A steep change in old money (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peseta

'old money' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a steep change' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates anagramming the letters.
'a'+'steep'='asteep'
'asteep' anagrammed gives 'PESETA'.

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for peseta that I've seen before include "Obsolete coin" , "Old Spanish currency" , "Spanish bread once" , "Pre-euro money unit in Spain" , "Former Spanish coin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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