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Bound to be in favour of 24 down having no money (8,3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

strapped for cash

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'no money' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'bound to be in favour of 24 down' is the wordplay.
'bound' becomes 'strapped' (strapping is a kind of binding).
'to be in favour of' becomes 'for' (I've seen this before).
'ah down' becomes 'cash' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'strapped'+'for'+'cash'='STRAPPED FOR CASH'

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for strapped for cash that I've seen before include "Bust" , "needing money" , "as an S & M prostitute?" , "very short of money?" , "not rolling in it" .)

I've seen this clue in the Irish Times.
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