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Asian money sound as a bell (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dong

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'sound as a bell' is the definition.

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(Other definitions for dong that I've seen before include "Deep resonant clang - Vietnamese monetary unit" , "Lear's one had a luminous nose" , "The --- with a Luminous Nose (Lear)" , "Ding's partner?" , "Deep ringing sound" .)

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