Cryptic crossword clue
Money one had in former times with monarch facing left 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PIASTRE

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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 = piastre.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does PIASTRE mean?

PIASTRE noun
  1. A Spanish or Spanish-American coin and unit of currency, originally worth eight real.
  2. A form of currency formerly used in the French-speaking parts of Canada.
  3. A form of currency formerly used in French Indochina.
  4. A form of currency originally used in the Ottoman Empire, and now used as a subunit in the Middle Eastern countries of Egypt, Lebanon, Sudan, Syria, Jordan, Libya, South Sudan, Turkey and Cyprus

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