Grovelling lot offering foreign aid in lower digits (7)

I believe the answer is:

toadies

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'grovelling lot offering foreign aid in lower digits' is the definition.
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'foreign aid in lower digits' is the wordplay.
'foreign' is an anagram indicator (foreign order of the letters).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'lower digits' becomes 'toes' (I've seen this before).
'aid' is an anagram of 'adi'.
'adi' going within 'toes' is 'TOADIES'.

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(Other definitions for toadies that I've seen before include "Slimy amphibious types" , "They suck up" , "People who flatter and behave obsequiously" , "Yes-men" , "Bootlickers" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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