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Descendant of different coins (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scion

'descendant' is the definition.
(I know that scion is a type of descendant)

'different coins' is the wordplay.
'different' is an anagram indicator (letters placed in a different order).
'coins' is an anagram of 'SCION'.

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for scion that I've seen before include "Young shoot or twig" , "Young family member" , "Offshoot" , "Offspring" , "Branch" .)

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