Crossword Genius

Amount of money offered initially for wrestling (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sumo

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

'amount of money offered initially' is the wordplay.
'amount of money' becomes 'sum' ('sum' can be a synonym of 'amount of money'**).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'offered' is 'o'.
'sum'+'o'='SUMO'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for sumo that I've seen before include "Traditional Japanese wrestling by fat men" , "Style of traditional Japanese wrestling" , "Type of Japanese wrestling" , "Jap. wrestling" , "Japanese wrestling for huge men" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.