The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word PESO
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More clues leading to the result PESO
- Coin, part of nose-piece that’s turned up
- Pose dressed for not much money
- Small piece of eight initially forged, 17
- Monetary unit in Peru and so on
- Exercises to such an extent to be ready for Mexican
- Regularly expose busybody making money
- Peru’s standing order for currency
- Capital of Uruguay
- Money for old rope sometimes
- There’s more to be said about England’s foremost old currency
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The straight part
We know that "currency" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case currency = peso.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 PESO mean?
PESO noun- A former unit of currency in Spain and Spain's colonies, worth 8 reales; the Spanish dollar.
- The currency of various countries, including but not limited to Argentina, Chile, Mexico and the Philippines.