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Drop in and cry out there's easy money for it (3,4)

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old rope

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(Other definitions for old rope that I've seen before include "Money for . . . . . . . is easily earned" , "Money for . . . . . . . Is easily made" , "Easy money if you get it for this" , "Oakum" , "supplied for easy money?" .)

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