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Disputed
area’s
reported
money,
pure
and
simple
(7)
Disputed area’s reported money, pure and simple (7)
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The definition is at the beginning of the clue.
How the clue works
Disputed area is your definition — that famous contested region between India and Pakistan. "Reported" tells you it's a homophone, so money gives you CASH (sounds like KASH), and pure and simple gives you MERE (sounds like MIR), and you stitch the two sounds together to get your answer.