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Obscure English coin (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dime

'coin' is the definition.
(dime is a kind of coin)

'obscure english' is the wordplay.
'obscure' becomes 'dim' (I've seen this before).
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'dim'+'e'='DIME'

(Other definitions for dime that I've seen before include "Ten-cent coin in America" , "One tenth of a US dollar" , "US 10 cent coin" , "US coin, one-tenth of a dollar" , "Ten cents piece" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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