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Raised money, they say (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bred

'raised' is the definition.
(eg bred children)

'money they say' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'bread' (bread is slang for money).
'they say' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'bread' is a homophone of 'BRED'.

(Other definitions for bred that I've seen before include "Brought up (to behave in particular way)" , "(Well) brought up" , "Procreated" , "Reared" , "Gave rise to" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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