Currency also known as the renminbi (4)

I believe the answer is:

yuan

(Other definitions for yuan that I've seen before include "Chinese monetary unit" , "Chinese capital" , "money abroad" , "Chinese money" , "foreign currency" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times.

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