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Cash draw netting chips, originally (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lucre

'cash' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'draw netting chips originally' is the wordplay.
'draw' becomes 'lure' (both can mean to attract or entice).
'netting' is an insertion indicator (net can mean to contain or capture).
'originally' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letter of 'chips' is 'c'.
'lure' going around 'c' is 'LUCRE'.

(Other definitions for lucre that I've seen before include "Ulcer (anag)" , "Cruel kind of money, may be filthy" , "ill-gotten gain" , "Archaic wealth, may be filthy" , "monetary gain" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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