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Moneylender's overtures? (8)

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advances

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'overtures?' is the definition.
('advance' can be a synonym of 'overture')

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(Other definitions for advances that I've seen before include "Moves or puts forward" , "Moves forwards in a purposeful way" , "Improvements; moves forwards" , "More than one sub" , "Loans" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Telegraph.
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