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Strip for a paltry amount of money (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

peanuts

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'strip' is the definition.
(comic strip featuring Charlie Brown and Snoopy)

'paltry amount of money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'amount' could be 'nut' (nut is a kind of amount) and 'nut' is located in the answer.
'money' could be 'p' and 'p' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'eas' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'for a' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for peanuts that I've seen before include "Paltry sum of money" , "Schulz cartoon; trifling sum" , "Not much money - from low-growing plant" , "A derisory amount of money" , "Snack food - comic strip with Snoopy and Charlie Brown" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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