"$" for "dollars," for example (6)

I believe the answer is:

symbol

(Other definitions for symbol that I've seen before include "Something that stands for or suggests another thing" , "Representative mark" , "Badge" , "Emblem or sign" , "Something that stands for something else" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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