Cryptic crossword clue
Principal director brings in northern chap to make money abroad 7

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

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The straight part
We know that "money abroad" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case money abroad = centimo.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does CENTIMO mean?

CENTIMO noun
  1. A cent, i.e. 1/100, of certain (mainly historic) Iberian and Latin American currencies, and presently of the Euro (coinage version in Spanish), as a coin or theoretic value

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