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Charlie is playing Henry for money (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cash

'for money' is the definition.
(cash is a type of money)

'charlie is playing henry' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'c' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'is playing' becomes 'as' (eg Ian McKellen 'as' Gandalf).
'henry' becomes 'H' (symbol for the unit of electrical inductance).
'c'+'as'+'h'='CASH'

(Other definitions for cash that I've seen before include "Money in the form of notes and coins" , "Till" , ""Readies"" , "Ready money" , "Funds" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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