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Four old pence (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

groat

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This clue might be a double definition.

'four old' is the first definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't see how they can define each other.

'pence' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for groat that I've seen before include "Old fourpenny coin" , "Medieval coin" , "Old four-pence coin" , "Old coin worth four pence" , "Old English coin worth four pennies" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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