Cryptic crossword clue
Very little money taken by Khartoum’s first open-air market

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

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The straight part
We know that "open-air market" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case open-air market = souk.
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 SOUK mean?

SOUK noun
  1. A street market, particularly in Arabic- and Somali-speaking countries; a place where people buy and sell goods.

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