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With cry of woe, Diana about to make money in Gambia (6)

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I believe the answer is:

dalasi

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'to make money in gambia' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'with cry of woe diana' is the wordplay.
'with' indicates putting letters inside.
'cry of woe' becomes 'alas' (I've seen this before).
'diana' becomes 'Di' (Di is short for Diana).
'alas' put within 'di' is 'DALASI'.

'about' is the link.

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(Other definitions for dalasi that I've seen before include "African ready" , "A bit of African mint" , "money overseas?" .)

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