The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word DRACHMA
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More clues leading to the result DRACHMA
- Exciting event, investing Switzerland's old money
- Greek bread once provided by church, intervening in crisis?
- Money companion invested in theatre
- Ready overseas once to include companion in play
- Money companion’s invested in play
- Tense situation involving companion’s money at one point
- Back in the morningto get plastic money?
- Church features in play about old Greek capital
- Excitement about Switzerland’s old silver coin
- Once ready, children play outside
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The straight part
We know that "Money" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case money = drachma.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does DRACHMA mean?
DRACHMA noun- The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- A coin worth one drachma.
- An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
- A later Greek weight equal to a gram.