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Conservative supporter accumulating money without fuss (6)

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I believe the answer is:

calmly

'without fuss' is the definition.

'conservative supporter accumulating money' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'c' (abbreviation commonly used in UK politics).
'supporter' becomes 'ally' (I've seen this before**).
'accumulating' indicates putting letters inside.
'money' becomes 'm' (abbreviation in economics).
'ally' enclosing 'm' is 'almly'.
'c'+'almly'='CALMLY'

(Other definitions for calmly that I've seen before include "Unflappably" , "Quietly, placidly" , "Serenely" , "In quiet unexcited manner" , "In a peaceful manner" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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