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The bounder took in a woman and got money (6)

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I believe the answer is:

cashed

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'the bounder took in a woman and got money' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'took in a woman and got money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'took' could be 'shed' (shedding is a kind of taking) and 'shed' is found within the answer.
'a' is found in the answer.
'money' could be 'c' and 'c' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for cashed that I've seen before include "Got ready" , "Exchanged for money, as cheque in bank" , "Realised" , "Got money for the cheque" .)

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