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Aged man strode around, having pocketed pounds (7)

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I believe the answer is:

oldster

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'aged man' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'strode around having pocketed pounds' is the wordplay.
'around' indicates an anagram.
'having' indicates putting letters inside.
'pocketed pounds' becomes 'l' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'strode' is an anagram of 'odster'.
'odster' placed around 'l' is 'OLDSTER'.

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(Other definitions for oldster that I've seen before include "Experienced person" , "codger" , "Mature person" , "Person getting on" , "Wrinkly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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