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Restaurant using money I put in before (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

brasserie

'restaurant' is the definition.
(brasserie is a kind of restaurant)

'money i put in before' is the wordplay.
'money' becomes 'brass' (I've seen this before**).
'put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'before' becomes 'ere' (usually literary).
'i' inserted into 'ere' is 'erie'.
'brass'+'erie'='BRASSERIE'

'using' is the link.

(Other definitions for brasserie that I've seen before include "bar serving food" , "Small restaurant serving alcohol as well as food" , "French-style restaurant" , "eatery" , "Where to eat" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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