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Respectable man turning up with coin (6)

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I believe the answer is:

decent

'respectable' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'man turning up with coin' is the wordplay.
'man' becomes 'ed' (short for Edward).
'turning up' is a reversal indicator.
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'coin' becomes 'cent' (cent is a kind of coin).
'ed' back-to-front is 'de'.
'de'+'cent'='DECENT'

(Other definitions for decent that I've seen before include "Generous and modestly clothed" , "Sufficiently clothed" , "Pretty good - not naked" , "Fitting; satisfactory" , "Sufficient" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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