Try a ruse to get Government money (8)
I believe the answer is:
treasury
'government money' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'try a ruse to' is the wordplay.
'try a ruse' can be anagrammed to 'TREASURY'.
But, I am not sure how this is indicated.
'get' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for treasury that I've seen before include "The funds of a state" , "Place where great valuables are stored" , "Government finance department" , "Government financial department" , "British Department of Finance" .)