US five cent coin (6)

I believe the answer is:

nickel

(Other definitions for nickel that I've seen before include "Silvery-white metal" , "Five-cent coin (US)" , "Metal - US coin" , "American 5-cent piece" , "One twentieth of a US dollar" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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