He became proverbially rich from various sources (7)

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croesus

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'he became proverbially rich' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'various sources' is the wordplay.
'various' indicates anagramming the letters.
'sources' with letters rearranged gives 'CROESUS'.

'from' is the link.

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(Other definitions for croesus that I've seen before include "Fabulously wealthy man" , "Rich old king" , "Proverbial rich man" , "One famously loaded" , "King of fabulous wealth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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