Dodgy account receiving 1000 yen sparks defiance (9)
I believe the answer is:
contumacy
'defiance' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'dodgy account receiving 1000 yen' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'account' could be 'ac' and 'ac' is present in the answer.
'1000' could be 'm' (synonyms) and 'm' is located in the answer.
'yen' could be 'y' and 'y' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'sparks' is the link.
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