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Go away and ask for money when it's time for lunch? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

begone

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'go away' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'ask for money when it's time for lunch?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'ask' could be 'beg' (begging is a kind of asking) and 'beg' is present in the answer.
'when' could be 'on' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'on' is present in the answer.
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for begone that I've seen before include "Archaic word of dismissal" , "Get away" , "Archaic injunction to go away" , "shove off" , "Take a hike" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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