Crossword Genius

Nurse formerly paid in old Japanese money? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sen

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

This could be a double definition.

'nurse formerly paid in old' is the first definition.
'sen' can be an answer for 'nurse' (I've seen this before). I'm not certain of the 'formerly paid in old' bit.

'japanese money?' is the second definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for sen that I've seen before include "Fraction of yen" , "One hundredth of a rupiah" , "Very small change for Japanese" , "American politician in short" , "1/100th of a yen" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
Want a hint initially instead of a full solution? Install my app