Rate of SA currency holding record edge (9)
I believe the answer is:
reprimand
'rate' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'sa currency holding record edge' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'record' could be 'ep' (abbreviation for extended play record) and 'ep' is located in the answer.
'edge' could be 'rim' (rim is a kind of edge) and 'rim' is present in the answer.
'currency' could be 'rand' (I've seen this before) and 'rand' is found within the remaining letters.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
'of' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reprimand that I've seen before include "Severe reproof" , "Severe telling-off" , "talking-to" , "Admonish" , "Expression of disapproval" .)