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Not all invest in coin (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

half crown

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'coin' is the definition.
(I know that half crown is a type of coin)

'not all invest' is the wordplay.
'not all' becomes 'half' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'invest' becomes 'crown' (crowning is a kind of investing).
'half'+'crown'='HALF-CROWN'

'in' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for half crown that I've seen before include "bit out of date" , "Twelve and a half pence in old money" , "In the 17th century, Mary had this" , "Former silver coin" , "Former British coin" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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