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Handy to have tin for cash (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ready money

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'cash' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'handy to have tin' is the wordplay.
'handy to have' becomes 'ready' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'tin' becomes 'money' (I've seen this before).
'ready'+'money'='READY MONEY'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for ready money that I've seen before include "Means of immediate payment" , "Cash easily available" .)

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