Former Portuguese monetary unit (6)

I believe the answer is:

escudo

'former portuguese monetary unit' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for escudo that I've seen before include "Smash in C Verde" , "Former Eur. currency" , "Former European currency unit" , "Former Portuguese coin" , "Unit of Portuguese money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.

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