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Old boy with lines in face (moneyed type) (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

obverse

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'face moneyed type' is the definition.
'obverse' can be an answer for 'face' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'moneyed type' bit.

'old boy with lines' is the wordplay.
'old boy' becomes 'OB' (abbreviation for a private school 'old boy').
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'lines' becomes 'verse' (lines of poetry).
'ob'+'verse'='OBVERSE'

'in' is the link.

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(Other definitions for obverse that I've seen before include "Side of the coin containing the principal figure" , "Verbose about coin side" , "Coin's head side" , "One side of a coin" , "Heads as opposed to tails" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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