Lucre stashed by desperados habitually (4)

I believe the answer is:

dosh

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'lucre' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's an association between them I don't understand?

'stashed by desperados habitually' is the wordplay.
'DOSH' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I am not sure how this is indicated.

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(Other definitions for dosh that I've seen before include "Lolly (slang)" , "Contents of purse" , "Moolah (slang)" , "Money (slang)" , "Brass" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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