Crossword Genius

Owed pound in honourable affair (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

duel

'honourable affair' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'owed pound' is the wordplay.
'owed' becomes 'due' (synonyms).
'pound' becomes 'L' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'due'+'l'='DUEL'

'in' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for duel that I've seen before include "Combat between two people in matter of honour" , "One got satisfaction from this" , "Fight between two persons" , "honourable affair" , "Fight to the death between two people" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.