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Mean to cheat over money (7)

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connote

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'mean' is the definition.
(to connote something is to mean or suggest it)

'cheat over money' is the wordplay.
'cheat' becomes 'con' (conning is a kind of cheating).
'over' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'money' becomes 'note' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'con'+'note'='CONNOTE'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for connote that I've seen before include "Imply, state indirectly" , "Imply, suggest" , "Imply as a consequence" , "Imply in addition to the literal meaning" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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