Somehow see past wealth in Spain (7)

I believe the answer is:

pesetas

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'somehow see past wealth in spain' is the definition.
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'somehow see past' is the wordplay.
'somehow' is an anagram indicator.
'see'+'past'='seepast'
'seepast' is an anagram of 'PESETAS'.

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(Other definitions for pesetas that I've seen before include "Old units of Spanish currency before euros" , "Former currency of Spain" , "cash, once" , "old bread" , "Units of Spanish money" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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