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Behold a new advance (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loan

'advance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'behold a new' is the wordplay.
'behold' becomes 'lo'.
'a new' becomes 'an' (I've seen this in other clues).
'lo'+'an'='LOAN'

(Other definitions for loan that I've seen before include "It's given but has to be returned" , "Cash advance" , "Money borrowed; lend" , "Advance, borrowing" , "Money borrowed at interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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