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He was touchy where gold was concerned (5)

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I believe the answer is:

midas

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(Other definitions for midas that I've seen before include "Legendary king with golden touch" , "Greek mythological king with money-making touch" , "Legendary king whose touch turned things to gold" , "Phrygian king" , "Legendary king who could turn everything to gold" .)

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