Roman coins phrase, but only the final third’s covered up (9)

Guardian Cryptic #29155 | 11 Down | 2023-08-22
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I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

A charade of SE (‘phra SE but only the final third’) plus S (the ‘s of ‘third’s’) plus TERCES, a reversal (‘up’ in a down light) of SECRET (‘covered’).

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