It may have been spent in Israel (6)

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shekel

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(Other definitions for shekel that I've seen before include "One is equal to 100 agorot" , "Israeli monetary unit" , "Small price" , "Israeli coin" , "Basic unit of money in Israel" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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