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Sure old rogue's carrying money to look sexy! (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

smoulder

'look sexy' is the definition.

'sure old rogue's carrying money' is the wordplay.
'rogue's' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'rogue' mean this).
'carrying' indicates putting letters inside.
'money' becomes 'm' (abbreviation in economics).
'sure'+'old'='sureold'
'sureold' is an anagram of 'soulder'.
'soulder' placed around 'm' is 'SMOULDER'.

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for smoulder that I've seen before include "fail to catch fire" , "fester" , "Burn without flames" , "Suppress strong feelings" , "Without fire, smoke" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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