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Needing money from son, in a corner (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

strapped

'needing money' is the definition.
(strapped for cash)

'son in a corner' is the wordplay.
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'in a corner' becomes 'trapped' (I've seen this in another clue).
's'+'trapped'='STRAPPED'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for strapped that I've seen before include "Bound" , "- - for cash (hard up)" , "Without, or very short of, cash" , "Without, or very short of, money" , "affected by shortage" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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