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Jerks in bank making money (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

copeck

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'money' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'jerks in bank' is the wordplay.
'jerks' becomes 'PE' (Physical Education - jerks can mean exercise).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bank' becomes 'cock' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pe' put inside 'cock' is 'COPECK'.

'making' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for copeck that I've seen before include "money of little value" , "Russian coin" , "little change in Russia" , "Part of a rouble" , "money in Russia" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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