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Herb and Tom, they make money here (7)

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I believe the answer is:

catmint

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'they make money here' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'herb and tom' is the wordplay.
'herb' becomes 'mint' (mint is a kind of herb).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'tom' becomes 'cat' (I have seen 'A tom ' mean 'cat' so perhaps 'tom' could also mean 'cat').
'mint' put after 'cat' is 'CATMINT'.

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(Other definitions for catmint that I've seen before include "Herb attractive to pets" , "Aromatic herb - Tim can't (anag)" , "Pungent garden plant" , "Plant appealing to felines" , "Plant liked by moggies" .)

I've seen this clue in The Hindu.
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