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Small change (1.50 approximately) son put in box with writing things (6,4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pencil case

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'box with writing things' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'small change 1 50 approximately son put in' is the wordplay.
'small change' becomes 'pence' (pennies).
'i 50' becomes 'il' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'approximately' becomes 'ca' (abbreviation for circa).
'son' becomes 's' (genealogical abbreviation for son).
'put in' indicates putting letters inside.
'il'+'ca'+'s'='ilcas'
'pence' enclosing 'ilcas' is 'PENCIL-CASE'.

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(Other definitions for pencil case that I've seen before include "Clean spice (anag.)" , "drawers here?" , "Crayons may have been put in this" .)

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