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Money European country raised for restaurant (9)

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I believe the answer is:

brasserie

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'restaurant' is the definition.
(brasserie is a kind of restaurant)

'money european country raised for' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'brass' (informal term for money).
'european country raised for' becomes 'erie' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'brass'+'erie'='BRASSERIE'

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(Other definitions for brasserie that I've seen before include "French restaurant" , "Small restaurant serving alcohol as well as food" , "bar serving food" , "Where to eat" , "eating place" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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