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Book studied to make money (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bread

'money' is the definition.
(bread is a kind of money)

'book studied' is the wordplay.
'book' becomes 'b'.
'studied' becomes 'read' (I've seen this before).
'b'+'read'='BREAD'

'to make' is the link.

(Other definitions for bread that I've seen before include "Gracefully thin" , "Money (inf)" , "Staple diet" , "Eg, pumpernickel" , "Dosh (slang)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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