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Having very little money about me, can be sticky (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cement

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'having very little' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'money about me can be sticky' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'c'.
'about' says to put letters next to each other.
'can be' indicates an anagram.
'sticky' becomes 'ent' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'c' put after 'me' is 'mec'.
'mec' anagrammed gives 'cem'.
'cem'+'ent'='CEMENT'

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(Other definitions for cement that I've seen before include "Mortar; strengthen" , "It hardens when mixed with water" , "Powder used to make concrete" , "bind together" , "Make fast - adhesive" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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