Woman with very little money (5)

I believe the answer is:

penny

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'money' is the definition.

'woman with very little' is the wordplay.
'woman' becomes 'pen'.
'with very little' becomes 'ny' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'pen'+'ny'='PENNY'

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(Other definitions for penny that I've seen before include "Denarius" , "British coin" , "The price of a thought" , "coin, decimal with 1a [NEW]" , "Coin - girl's name" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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