Sent, it's said, a little money (4)

I believe the answer is:

cent

'a little money' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'sent it's said' is the wordplay.
'it's said' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'sent' is a homophone of 'CENT'.

(Other definitions for cent that I've seen before include "One 100th of a dollar" , "Part of a dollar" , "change from Colorado!" , "One hundredth of a dollar" , "Tiny coin" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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