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Wanting the other currency to be supported by yen (5)

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I believe the answer is:

randy

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'wanting the other' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'currency to be supported by yen' is the wordplay.
'currency' becomes 'rand' (I've seen this before).
'to be supported by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters hold up others).
'yen' becomes 'y' (resembles the symbol for the currency of Japan).
'rand'+'y'='RANDY'

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(Other definitions for randy that I've seen before include "Eager to get into bed" , "boisterous locally" , "Lustful" , "Hot" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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