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Guy investing in UK currency losing pounds, being dissipated (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

scattering

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'guy investing' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'in uk currency losing pounds being dissipated' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'in' is found in the answer.
'being' could be 'cat' (cat is a kind of being) and 'cat' is present in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for scattering that I've seen before include "Throwing in various directions" , "Strewing" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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