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The old name for money (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yen

'money' is the definition.
(Japanese currency)

'the old name' is the wordplay.
'the old' becomes 'ye'.
'name' becomes 'n' (common abbreviation e.g. on forms).
'ye'+'n'='YEN'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for yen that I've seen before include "money in Tokyo" , "foreign currency" , "Unit of money in Japan" , "change in East" , "Longing for a currency unit" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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