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A thousand for key money? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

grand

'a thousand' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'key money?' is the wordplay.
'key' becomes 'g' (I've seen this in other clues).
'money?' becomes 'rand' (I've seen this before).
'g'+'rand'='GRAND'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for grand that I've seen before include "One thousand pounds" , "Impressive, large" , "A slangy PS1,000" , "Designed to impress" , "GBP1,000" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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