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Betting with gold creating stir abroad, once (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

spandau

'stir abroad once' is the definition.
(Spandau Prison in Berlin - stir can mean a prison)

'betting with gold' is the wordplay.
'betting' becomes 'sp'.
'with' becomes 'and'.
'gold' becomes 'Au' (Au is the chemical symbol for gold).
'sp'+'and'+'au'='SPANDAU'

'creating' is the link.

(Other definitions for spandau that I've seen before include "cage in Berlin" , "District of Berlin known for its prison" , "Former Berlin prison" , "old jug" , "-- Ballet, pop group" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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