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Coin dispatched to the auditors (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cent

'coin' is the definition.
(cent is a kind of coin)

'dispatched to the auditors' is the wordplay.
'dispatched' becomes 'sent' (I've seen this before).
'to the auditors' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue (auditor can mean a person who listens).
'sent' is a homophone of 'CENT'.

(Other definitions for cent that I've seen before include "Tiny coin" , "Small change" , "One hundredth of a euro" , "Small US coin" , "One hundredth of a dollar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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