Cryptic crossword clue
Suffer financial loss - ie to do this to get diamonds? 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 4 letter word CATCH COLD

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The straight part
We know that "Suffer financial loss" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case suffer financial loss = catch cold.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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