Old Politician Pleased To Receive A Few Pounds Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GLADSTONE which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GLADSTONE

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1	99%	9		Exact Match!
2	42%	15		Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery'
3	40%	15		Can range in size from a few pounds to over a hundred pounds

We think the answer is "GLADSTONE" which means:

noun

• Liberal british statesman who served as prime minister four times (1809-1898)
• A large travelling bag made of stiff leather

An example sentence would be:

• "I found an old gladstone bag in my attic."
• "My great-grandfather used to carry a gladstone on his travels."

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The Guardian Cryptic15 Jul 2009	Across 10
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	Clue	Source
1	Can range in size from a few pounds to over a hundred pounds
2	Commonly associated with the phrase 'Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure nineteen nineteen and six, result happiness. Annual income twenty pounds, annual expenditure twenty pounds ought and six, result misery'
3	It may receive a few pointers New York Times - 29 Jul 2012	New York Times / 29 Jul 2012
4	One who's happy about acquiring a few extra pounds, informally New York Times - 20 Jul 2018	New York Times / 20 Jul 2018
5	Pleased about a note, but certainly didn't look pleased The Guardian Cryptic - 01 Jan 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 01 Jan 2004
6	Receive as one's share, or receive incidentally The Guardian Speedy - 27 Jul 2008	The Guardian Speedy / 27 Jul 2008
7	Sound pleased, having life force to sound pleased about The Guardian Cryptic - 26 Oct 2004	The Guardian Cryptic / 26 Oct 2004

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