Old people a bit lacking in cash? (5)
I believe the answer is:
incas
'old people' is the definition.
(people of the Inca Empire)
'lacking in cash?' is the wordplay.
'lacking' means to remove the last letter (the word is incomplete or lacking).
'in'+'cash'='incash'
'incash' with its last letter taken off is 'INCAS'.
'a bit' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for incas that I've seen before include "Ancient Peruvians" , "conquered by Spain" , "Old people coming from South America" , "Old Peruvians" , "Peruvian natives" .)