Bit of China my mum Anne regularly avoided (4)
I believe the answer is:
yuan
'bit of china' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both quantities as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'my mum anne regularly avoided' is the wordplay.
'regularly avoided' indicates alternate letters (letters removed at regular intervals).
'my'+'mum'+'anne'='mymumanne'
The alternate letters of 'mymumanne' are 'YUAN'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for yuan that I've seen before include "Chinese monetary unit" , "money abroad" , "Oriental ready" , "Chinese money" , "Monetary unit of China" .)