Call soldier on time for the money (7)
I believe the answer is:
ringgit
'the money' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'call soldier on time' is the wordplay.
'call' becomes 'ring' (telephone call).
'soldier' becomes 'GI' (GI can mean a US soldier).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'ring'+'gi'+'t'='RINGGIT'
'for' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for ringgit that I've seen before include "capital of Malaysia" , "Standard monetary unit of Malaysia" , "Asian cash" , "Malaysian currency" , "Ready in Kuala Lumpur" .)