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Fix Maine? Little money there to secure it (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cement

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'fix maine? little' is the definition.
'cement' can be an answer for 'fix' (cementing is a kind of fixing). I'm not sure about the 'maine? little' bit.

'money there to secure it' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'c'.
'there' becomes 'ment' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'to secure' means one lot of letters goes inside another (inserted letters are secured inside).
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'c'+'ment'='cment'
'cment' placed around 'e' is 'CEMENT'.

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(Other definitions for cement that I've seen before include "It hardens when wetted" , "Powder substance to make concrete" , "Brick fixer" , "It hardens when water is added" , "material for bonding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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