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Irish forged coin makes you rich (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ironic

'rich' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'irish forged coin' is the wordplay.
'irish' becomes 'IR' (abbreviation).
'forged' indicates an anagram.
'coin' is an anagram of 'onic'.
'ir'+'onic'='IRONIC'

'makes you' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ironic that I've seen before include "Wryly humorous" , "Meaning the contrary of what is expressed" , "A form of sarcasm, may sound perverse" , "not as you'd expect" , "likely to provoke a wry smile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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