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One's spent after exercise like this (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peso

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'one's spent after exercise like this' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'after exercise like this' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'exercise' becomes 'pe' (Physical Education).
'like this' becomes 'so'.
'pe' put next to 'so' is 'PESO'.

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(Other definitions for peso that I've seen before include "Mexican monetary unit" , "Manuel's fiver" , "Latin American money" , "Mexican coin" , "Mexican dollar" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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