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Troubles don't start when you have money (7)

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I believe the answer is:

roubles

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'money' is the definition.
(Russian money)

'troubles don't start' is the wordplay.
'don't start' means to remove the first letter.
'troubles' with its first letter taken off is 'ROUBLES'.

'when you have' is the link.
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(Other definitions for roubles that I've seen before include "Currency" , "Russian monetary units" , "Russian money" , "Moscow cash" .)

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