District where there’s a real shortage of money (4)
I believe the answer is:
area
This might be a double definition.
'district' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)
'where there's a real shortage of money' is the second definition.
The answer is a location as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for area that I've seen before include "part of town" , "'Tract, region (4)'" , "Part of a building, city etc" , "Field -- expanse" , "Field of activity or surface" .)