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Bank response ignoring pence (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rely

'bank' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'response ignoring pence' is the wordplay.
'response' becomes 'reply' ('reply' can be a synonym of 'response').
'ignoring' suggests deleting specific letters.
'pence' becomes 'p'.
'reply' with 'p' removed is 'RELY'.

(Other definitions for rely that I've seen before include "Lyre (anag.)" , "Be sure" , "Old rally" , "Depend on with confidence" , "All the letters" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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