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Clash with money-killer? (8)

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I believe the answer is:

coincide

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'clash' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with fundamental existence as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'with money-killer?' is the wordplay.
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'money' becomes 'coin' (coin is a type of money).
'killer?' becomes 'cide' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'coin'+'cide' is 'COINCIDE'.

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(Other definitions for coincide that I've seen before include "agree" , "Occur at same time, place" , "Occur together" , "Happen together" , "Happen at the same time in unplanned way" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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