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Tranche of boodle in sterling for Irish quarter? (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leinster

'irish quarter?' is the definition.
(One of the four provinces of Ireland)

'tranche of boodle in sterling' is the wordplay.
'tranche of' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'LEINSTER' is hidden within 'boodle in sterling'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for leinster that I've seen before include "Irish province" , "Irish district" , "Being in the province tires Len out" , "Province of SE Ireland" , "Irish rugby team" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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