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Money available I agree, time for booty … (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fundament

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'booty' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how they can define each other.

'money available i agree time' is the wordplay.
'money available' becomes 'fund' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'i agree' becomes 'amen' ('amen' might be said to indicate agreement).
'time' becomes 't' (abbreviation).
'fund'+'amen'+'t'='FUNDAMENT'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for fundament that I've seen before include "seat" , "Underlying basis - foundation" , "bottom" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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