Crossword Genius

Although poor he's rich in treasure (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cherish

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'treasure' is the definition.
(I know that treasure can be written as cherish)

'although poor he's rich in' is the wordplay.
'although' becomes 's' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'poor' indicates anagramming the letters.
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'he'+'rich'='herich'
'herich' with letters rearranged gives 'cherih'.
's' inserted inside 'cherih' is 'CHERISH'.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cherish that I've seen before include "Love" , "Protect and care for lovingly" , "Protect and treat with affection" , "Hold dear, keep in one's heart" , "Hold dear, treasure" .)

Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app