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Daring dogged ten to fall for our currency? (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

audacious

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'daring' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'dogged ten to fall for our currency?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'ten' could be 'io' (IO resembles 10) and 'io' is located in the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for audacious that I've seen before include "Risky" , "Brazen" , "Bold - impertinent" , "Bold and daring" , "Recklessly bold" .)

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