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Fling in cash for sybarite (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

free-liver

'sybarite' is the definition.

'fling in cash' is the wordplay.
'fling' becomes 'reel'.
'in' is an insertion indicator.
'cash' becomes 'fiver' (informal term for five pounds**).
'reel' placed within 'fiver' is 'FREE-LIVER'.

'for' is the link.

(Another definition for free-liver that I've seen is " One who eats and drinks to excess".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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