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Managed to get some - but not all - money paid to kidnappers (6)

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I believe the answer is:

ransom

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'money paid to kidnappers' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'managed to get some but not all' is the wordplay.
'managed to get' becomes 'ran' (I've seen this in other clues).
'but not all' means to remove the last letter.
'some' with its final letter removed is 'som'.
'ran'+'som'='RANSOM'

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(Other definitions for ransom that I've seen before include "demand an extortionate price" , "Money demanded for the release of someone" , "Ready to release prisoner" , "Buy freedom" , "Go beyond (a level)" .)

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