Old Portuguese money (6)

I believe the answer is:

escudo

(Other definitions for escudo that I've seen before include "Old bit of Lisbon" , "Former Eur. currency" , "Old US code in Portugal, oddly" , "Former European currency unit" , "Former Portuguese currency unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times and The Guardian.

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