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For protective cover, she has £50 (5)

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I believe the answer is:

shell

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'for protective cover' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'she has ps50' is the wordplay.
'has' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'ps50' becomes 'll' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'she'+'ll'='SHELL'

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(Other definitions for shell that I've seen before include "Mollusc's casing" , "Carapace or cartridge" , "pepper?" , "Carapace; bombard" , "layer of jacket" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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