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Finance the same small hotel (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dosh

'finance' is the definition.
(dosh is slang for money)

'the same small hotel' is the wordplay.
'the same' becomes 'do' (abbreviation for ditto).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'do'+'s'+'h'='DOSH'

(Other definitions for dosh that I've seen before include "cash" , "Money (sl.)" , "Lolly (slang)" , "Contents of purse" , "Ready" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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