King of money-makers? (5)

I believe the answer is:

midas

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This clue might be a double definition.

'king' is the first definition.
(mythical king)

'of money-makers?' is the second definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

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(Other definitions for midas that I've seen before include "King of Phrygia who had a golden touch" , "Phrygian king" , "Legendary king whose touch turned anything to gold" , "Mythical king who had the power to turn everything to gold" , "Golden-touch king" .)

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