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Get rid of five hundred yen (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

ditch

'get rid' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'five hundred yen' is the wordplay.
'five hundred' becomes 'd' ('D' can be a synonym of 'five hundred').
'yen' becomes 'itch' (I've seen this before).
'd'+'itch'='DITCH'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for ditch that I've seen before include "Abandon; one dug" , "give up" , "long depression" , "Drainage trench" , "Excavated channel" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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