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Next door there's a player of records needing a bit of money (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adjacent

'next door' is the definition.
(next door can mean directly adjacent to)

'a player of records needing a bit of money' is the wordplay.
'player of records' becomes 'DJ' (disc jockey).
'needing' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'bit of money' becomes 'cent'.
'a'+'dj'+'a'+'cent'='ADJACENT'

'there's' is the link.

(Other definitions for adjacent that I've seen before include "Neighbouring" , "Contiguous" , "cheek by jowl" , "Lying near, bordering" , "Alongside" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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