Cryptic crossword clue
Novelist‘s item at auction, one making money abroad 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LOTI

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The straight part
We know that "Novelist/money abroad" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case novelist/money abroad = loti.
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 LOTI mean?

LOTI noun
  1. A kind of aquatic plant, genus Nelumbo in the family Nelumbonaceae.
  2. A water lily, genus Nymphaea, especially those of Egypt or India.
  3. A legendary plant eaten by the Lotophagi of the Odyssey that caused drowsiness and euphoria.
  4. A number of other plants bearing lotus in their scientific or common names (see Derived terms below).
  5. An architectural motif of ancient Egyptian temples.
LOTI noun
  1. The basic monetary unit of the currency of the Kingdom of Lesotho, introduced in 1980 to replace the South African rand as legal tender.
  2. A coin or banknote betokening a value in (ma)loti.

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