Cryptic Crossword I 620

[DestressTermly]

I have the answer but am really looking for an explanation, hope someone can helpand sorry for delay in posting as this was in Monday's i (and now it's Thursday).

12. Money handed over in Paris for an Australian jumper (4)

The answer was EURO.

I see that money handedover in Paris would be in Euro notes and coins but the rest I'm fairly clueless over. An Australian jumper could be a roo, fairly obviously short for kangeroo, but I don't see how that shortens to ro, or where eu comes from.

Can anyone help? Thanks.

[Mamyalynne]

O ROO back

[Mamyalynne]

sounds like

[DestressTermly]

??? I'm sorry but I don't understand the answers above. Where does the O in O ROO come from? Does "O Roo" sound like euro? What did you mean by back?

[shaneystar2]

Australian jumper = kangaroo
The Euro is a species of kangaroo .
You would hand over Euros in Paris .
Euro, a large, variable species of kangaroo.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euro_%28disambiguation%29

[shoota]

The French pronounce Euro as 'ooro'.

[DestressTermly]

Thank you to mamyalyne and shoota. I accept that maybe the French pronounce Euro as Ooro, but I still don't see where the 1st O would come from , or indeed why this would be a "sounds like" clue.

I like Shaneystar's answer best and have checked out the URL he provided and some other sites. The Euro is indeed a species of kangeroo.

http://www.gdaywa.com/animals/kangaroos.php

Thanks

[Quizmonkey]

The mad mamy is making wild, meaningless guesses again!

As Shaney says, a euro is a variety of roo.