Using basic methods, quietly control and clean money abroad (3-10)
I believe the answer is:
pre-industrial
'using basic methods' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'quietly control and clean money abroad' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'control' becomes 'rein' (reining is a kind of controlling).
'and' says to put letters next to each other.
'clean' becomes 'dust' (dust can mean to clean up dust).
'money abroad' becomes 'rial' (currency in some Middle Eastern countries).
'p'+'rein'+'dust'+'rial'='PRE-INDUSTRIAL'
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