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Tendency of old penny to chink (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

drift

'tendency' is the definition.
(I know that drift is a type of tendency)

'old penny to chink' is the wordplay.
'old penny' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for the pre-decimal penny).
'to chink' becomes 'rift' (I've seen this in another clue).
'd'+'rift'='DRIFT'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for drift that I've seen before include "aimless" , "Float along; heap of snow" , "Be powerless to control movement" , "state of indecision" , "See 8" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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