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Canny managers of costs? (5)

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I believe the answer is:

scots

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'canny managers' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being plural nouns.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'of costs' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates an anagram (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'costs' anagrammed gives 'SCOTS'.

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(Other definitions for scots that I've seen before include "A UK language" , "Folk from Fife" , "from Inverness?" , "North British" , "People from north of border" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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