Traipses around for money (8)

I believe the answer is:

piastres

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'traipses around for money' is the definition.
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'traipses around' is the wordplay.
'around' is an anagram indicator.
'traipses' anagrammed gives 'PIASTRES'.

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(Another definition for piastres that I've seen is " change overseas".)

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

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