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Mint factory is keeping going (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

millions

'mint' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'factory is keeping going' is the wordplay.
'factory' becomes 'mill' (mill is a type of factory).
'keeping' is an insertion indicator (some letters kept inside).
'going' becomes 'on' (both can mean functioning or activated).
'is' going around 'on' is 'ions'.
'mill'+'ions'='MILLIONS'

(Other definitions for millions that I've seen before include "An amount this large could make Simon ill" , "Slim lino for large numbers" , "huge numbers" , "fortune?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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