Quite a few part with a pound (7)
I believe the answer is:
several
'quite a few' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'part with a pound' is the wordplay.
'part' becomes 'sever' (severing is a kind of parting).
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pound' becomes 'L' (abbreviation e.g. Lsd - pounds, shillings, pence).
'sever'+'a'+'l'='SEVERAL'
(Other definitions for several that I've seen before include "A good few" , "quite a lot" , "Indefinite number more than two or three, but not many" , "three or four" , "Reveals (anag.)" .)