The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word FORTUNE
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result FORTUNE
- A lot of money with cashier, one predicts
- Packet designed to hold air
- Strong point involving a Parisian’s large amount of money
- Appropriate to air bomb
- Large cask blocking the front part by chance
- Visionary person who counts on luck
- What may be done with tea and cookies that reveals a lot?
- Supporting, on air, people counting votes in more than one medium
- Working out four and ten — that’s a large sum
- Since bank worker is hiding strain, who knows what is going to happen?
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The straight part
We know that "chance" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case chance = fortune.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 FORTUNE mean?
FORTUNE noun- Destiny, especially favorable.
- A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
- A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
- The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
- Good luck.
- One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
- A large amount of money.
- To happen, take place.
- To provide with a fortune.
- To presage; to tell the fortune of.