Crossword Genius

Nouveau ___ (social class that recently became wealthy) (5)

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I believe the answer is:

riche

(Another definition for riche that I've seen is " Nouveau . . . . . is a recently wealthy person".)

I've seen this clue in The Washington Post.
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