UK's currency unit (5)

I believe the answer is:

pound

(Other definitions for pound that I've seen before include "Caged poet" , "Quid" , "Hit -money - pen" , "Weight - currency - beat - enclosure" , "Hit repeatedly and hard" .)

I've seen this clue in the USA Today.

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