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Loose coins ruin her plans (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

shrapnel

'loose coins' is the definition.
(shrapnel can mean spare change)

'ruin her plans' is the wordplay.
'ruin' indicates anagramming the letters.
'her'+'plans'='herplans'
'herplans' with letters rearranged gives 'SHRAPNEL'.

(Other definitions for shrapnel that I've seen before include "Scattered pieces from a bursting shell" , "Colloquially, small change" , "Metal bomb fragments" , "Pieces scattered after a shell explodes" , "Exploding shell fragments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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