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Penning article raised money (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bread

'money' is the definition.
(bread is a kind of money)

'penning article raised' is the wordplay.
'penning' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'article' becomes 'a' (indefinite article).
'raised' becomes 'bred' (I've seen this before).
'a' going inside 'bred' is 'BREAD'.

(Other definitions for bread that I've seen before include "Dosh - a bloomer, perhaps?" , "''Eaten . . . . . is soon forgotte''" , "Lolly - basic food" , "It may be made from meal" , "Eg, sourdough or rye" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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