The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word DINAR
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result DINAR
- Thailand's last queen raised money abroad
- Bit of dough belonging to Arab?
- 100 paras content to land in Arkansas
- Currency turning up around capital in Iraq?
- Currency setter invested in rising currency
- Currency of Iceland in a rut
- Deserted Iran perhaps in Iraqi capital
- Capital of Tunisia?
- And I engineered run on foreign currency
- Money from day in state
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The straight part
We know that "100 paras" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case 100 paras = dinar.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DINAR mean?
DINAR noun- The official currency of several countries, including Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Serbia and Tunisia.
- An ancient Arab gold coin of 65 grains in weight.