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Beaming they take the cash girl's change (12)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

searchlights

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'beaming they' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'the cash girl's change' is the wordplay.
'change' indicates an anagram.
'the'+'cash'+'girls'='thecashgirls'
'thecashgirls' anagrammed gives 'SEARCHLIGHTS'.

'take' is the link.

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(Another definition for searchlights that I've seen is " Sweeping beams".)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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