With no cash, there's still the acclaim (6)
I believe the answer is:
credit
'the acclaim' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
I don't understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for credit that I've seen before include "gives you a good result in examination" , "entry in cashbook" , "Positive balance in account" , "(Account) sum received" , "Ascribe" .)