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Money-lending (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

usury

'money-lending' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for usury that I've seen before include "Extortionate moneylending" , "Demanding excessive interest" , "Practice of loan sharks" , "Lending money at excessive rates of interest" , "Taking excessive interest" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Independent.
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