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Money's in hiding place (as auditor perceives it) (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cash

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'money's' is the definition.
(cash is a type of money)

'hiding place as auditor perceives it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'as' is within the answer.
The remaining letters 'ch' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'in' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cash that I've seen before include "Till" , "Brass" , "Ready money" , "notes, perhaps?" , "bread" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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