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Inn and cafe making money (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finance

'money' is the definition.
(finance is the management of money)

'inn and cafe making' is the wordplay.
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'making' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inn' put after 'cafe' is 'cafeinn'.
'cafeinn' with letters rearranged gives 'FINANCE'.

(Other definitions for finance that I've seen before include "sponsor" , "See 9" , "Public money" , "Provide funds for" , "Monetary support" .)

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