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Caught through the enticement of money (5)

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I believe the answer is:

lucre

'money' is the definition.
(lucre is a kind of money)

'caught through the enticement' is the wordplay.
'caught' becomes 'c' (cricket abbreviation).
'through' is an insertion indicator (I've seen this in other clues).
'the enticement' becomes 'lure' (lure is a kind of enticement).
'c' going inside 'lure' is 'LUCRE'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for lucre that I've seen before include "Wealth - cruel (anag)" , "monetary gain" , "Ulcer (anag)" , "Scornful word for money that may be 1 Across" , "Money (especially when gained dishonourably)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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