Suggests it be for money (9)

I believe the answer is:

propounds

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'suggests' is the definition.
(propounding is a kind of suggesting)

'for money' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'money' becomes 'pounds' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pro'+'pounds'='PROPOUNDS'

'it be' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may belong to another bit of the clue.

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I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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