Old Italian currency (4)

I believe the answer is:

lira

'old italian currency' is the definition.
(pre-Euro currency of Italy)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for lira that I've seen before include "Pre-euro currency unit in Italy" , "Former unit of money in Italy" , "Former unit of currency in Italy" , "Former Italian currency unit" , "old European capital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the King Feature Syndicate, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.

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