Crossword Genius

Ancient Andeans in the money endlessly (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

incas

'ancient andeans' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'in the money endlessly' is the wordplay.
'the money' becomes 'cash' (cash is a type of money).
'endlessly' means to remove the last letter.
'cash' with its final letter removed is 'cas'.
'in'+'cas'='INCAS'

(Other definitions for incas that I've seen before include "conquered by Spain" , "South Americans whose empire fell to Spain" , "Members of ancient Peruvian race" , "Old Peruvians" , "People from Andes who settled in Peru" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app