Crossword Genius

Liquid asset in a town on the Thames (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

staines

'a town on the thames' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'liquid asset in' is the wordplay.
'liquid' is an anagram indicator.
'asset'+'in'='assetin'
'assetin' with letters rearranged gives 'STAINES'.

(Other definitions for staines that I've seen before include "Town SW of Heathrow" , "Surrey town on Thames" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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