Maybe Tony’s broke (5)

I believe the answer is:

stony

'broke' is the definition.
(stony-broke is old-fashioned slang meaning poor)

'maybe tony's' is the wordplay.
'maybe' indicates an anagram.
'tonys' with letters rearranged gives 'STONY'.

(Other definitions for stony that I've seen before include "Heartless" , "Cold, unfeeling" , "Rock-strewn" , "Hard for those who are barefoot" , "Rocky" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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