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Proper to put notes next to coin (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

decent

'proper' is the definition.
(associated in meaning)

'notes next to coin' is the wordplay.
'notes' becomes 'de' (two musical notes).
'next to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'coin' becomes 'cent' (cent is a kind of coin).
'de'+'cent'='DECENT'

'to put' is the link.

(Other definitions for decent that I've seen before include "Proper; passable" , "Modest and respectable" , "Obliging or modest" , "Upright" , "Modest or kind" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror and The Daily Express.
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