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Intended to acquire new money (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

finance

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

'intended to acquire new' is the wordplay.
'intended' becomes 'fiance' (who someone intends to marry).
'to acquire' is an insertion indicator.
'new' becomes 'n' (abbreviation as in New Testament NT).
'fiance' enclosing 'n' is 'FINANCE'.

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

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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