How much money the VIP has? (8)

I believe the answer is:

sixpence

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'how much money the vip has?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'how much money' is the wordplay.
'how much' becomes 'six' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'money' becomes 'pence' (I've seen this before).
'six'+'pence'='SIXPENCE'

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(Other definitions for sixpence that I've seen before include "Old tanner" , "Former coin, one fortieth of a pound" , "Old British coin" , "'Tanner' (coin)" , "bit dated" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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