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Firm in money management? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

economy

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'firm in money management?' is the definition.
'economy' can be an answer for 'management?' (thesaurus). I am not certain of the 'firm in money' bit.

'firm in money management?' is the wordplay.
'firm' becomes 'co' (a firm is a company).
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'management?' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'management' mean this).
'money' is an anagram of 'enomy'.
'co' placed into 'enomy' is 'ECONOMY'.

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(Other definitions for economy that I've seen before include "being frugal" , "Using little" , "Financial system" , "Careful use of resources" , "Frugality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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