The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word NAIRA
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More clues leading to the result NAIRA
- Currency held by authoritarians on the rise
- Advance under half of ascendant Nigerian’s money
- Nigerian coins new word for song on journey north
- Writing up article about show in African capital
- African ready to put back contents of trench
- Circling in Iran, a unit of currency
- Nigerian ready to broadcast in North America
- Capital between China and Iran
- New look given to a foreign currency
- Song in North America making money for Nigerians
Buddy explains!
The straight part
We know that "Nigerian capital" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nigerian capital = naira.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 NAIRA mean?
NAIRA noun- The official currency of Nigeria, which replaced the pound in 1973; the principal denomination of the currency, equal to 100 kobo.