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Small change in old cartoon strip? (7)

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peanuts

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'cartoon strip?' is the definition.
(cartoon strip featuring Charlie Brown)

'small change in old' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 'peanut' (synonyms).
'change in old' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'peanut'+'s'='PEANUTS'

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(Other definitions for peanuts that I've seen before include "Paltry sum of money" , "what could make up a packet?" , "A derisory amount of money" , "Schulz comic strip" , "Chickenfeed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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