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Persevere though terrible cheapskate won't supply cash (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

keep at

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'persevere' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'terrible cheapskate won't supply cash' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'cash' could be 'pat' (tennis player Pat Cash) and 'pat' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'kee' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'though' acts as a link.

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(Another definition for keep at that I've seen is " persist".)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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