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Spendthrifts don't go to the rescue (4)

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save

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'the rescue' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for save that I've seen before include "Rescue or salt away" , "Rescue from danger" , "Rescue for a rainy day?" , "Apart from" , "Preserve; except" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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