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US dollars found with stolen ammunition (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

buckshot

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'ammunition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'us dollars found with stolen' is the wordplay.
'us dollars' becomes 'bucks' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'found with' says to put letters next to each other.
'stolen' becomes 'hot' (stolen goods are 'hot').
'bucks'+'hot'='BUCKSHOT'

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(Other definitions for buckshot that I've seen before include "Lead used to kill deer" , "I'm loaded" , "used in peppering" , "that could kill a bird" , "ammunition deployed?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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