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Unmarried, not having pound to burn (5)

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I believe the answer is:

singe

'burn' is the definition.
(singe is a kind of burn)

'unmarried not having pound' is the wordplay.
'unmarried' becomes 'single-' (similar in meaning).
'not having' is a deletion indicator.
'pound' becomes 'L' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'single' with 'l' taken out is 'SINGE'.

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for singe that I've seen before include "Result of burning" , "Burn slightly on surface" , "Char, scorch" , "Earnest entreaty" , "Scorch lightly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sun.
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