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The old-fashioned way to make money abroad (3)

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I believe the answer is:

yen

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'make money abroad' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'the old-fashioned way' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'way' could be 'n' (Compass direction - North) and 'n' is found within the answer.
'the old' could be 'ye' (resembles a historical spelling of 'the') and 'ye' is found within the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for yen that I've seen before include "Japanese unit of money" , "Longing (colloq.)" , "Itch, desire" , "Intense longing" , "Itch, craving" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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