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Money I'd earn working on island (7)

Ross

I think it could be either:

ireland

denarii

'island' is the definition.
(island nation)

'money i'd earn working' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'l' (L can mean 'pounds').
'working' is an anagram indicator.
'l'+'id'+'earn'='lidearn'
'lidearn' is an anagram of 'IRELAND'.

'on' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ireland that I've seen before include "Scorer" , "British composer" , "music's John" , "Hibernia" , "music writer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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