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EU collecting money raised for alliance (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

unite

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'eu collecting money raised for alliance' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'eu collecting money raised' is the wordplay.
'collecting' indicates putting letters inside.
'money' becomes 'tin' (old-fashioned slang term for money).
'raised' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'eu' enclosing 'tin' is 'etinu'.
'etinu' backwards is 'UNITE'.

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(Other definitions for unite that I've seen before include "Couple" , "Club together" , "Bring together, become one" , "Join together, merge" , "Combine - join" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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