The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 letter word PENCE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result PENCE
- Shut up group of Christians making change?
- Box in church for money
- Coppers open certain bottles
- Number one across North Carolina and number two in Washington
- Writer suppressing case for climate change
- Presidential opening for vice- president
- Third variable article removed from Cornish town
- Trump’s vice, money
- Coppers shut up vacant courthouse
- Coppers lock up City trader
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The straight part
We know that "number two in Washington" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case number two in washington = pence.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 PENCE mean?
PENCE noun- In the United Kingdom and Ireland, a copper coin worth 1/240 of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation. Abbreviation: d.
- In the United Kingdom, a copper coin worth 1/100 of a pound sterling. Abbreviation: p.
- In Ireland, a coin worth 1/100 of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- In the US and Canada, a one-cent coin, worth 1/100 of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
- In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
- A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
- Money in general.