The Clue
Its currency is the gourde (5 letter answer)
The Answer
HAITI
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Notes
The answer HAITI is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
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Definition
HAITI as a noun:
1. (Haiti, Republic of Haiti) = a republic in the West Indies on the western part of the island of Hispaniola; achieved independence from France in 1804; the poorest and most illiterate nation in the western hemisphere
2. (Hispaniola, Haiti, Hayti) = an island in the West Indies