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Cash contribution to education (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ducat

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'cash' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'contribution to education' is the wordplay.
'contribution to' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'DUCAT' is hidden in the letters of 'education'.

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(Other definitions for ducat that I've seen before include "Cut Da out an old coin" , "Ancient coin" , "Former European gold coin" , "Old Italian coin" , "Formerly a gold coin of several European countries" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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