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Cash put up will be invested in church (6)

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I believe the answer is:

change

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'cash' is the definition.
(I know that change is a type of cash)

'be invested in church' is the wordplay.
'be' becomes 'hang' (hanging is a kind of being).
'invested in' indicates putting letters inside.
'church' becomes 'ce' (abbreviation for Church of England).
'hang' going into 'ce' is 'CHANGE'.

'put up will' acts as a link.
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(Other definitions for change that I've seen before include "Coins of low value" , "protean" , "Alter for small coins" , "It may be small" , "Coppers, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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