A leprechaun keeps me in his pot, but a writer uses me to create a brand new phrase. What am I?
A coin
This riddle relies on the homonym 'coin.' As a noun, a coin is a piece of currency found in a leprechaun's pot of gold, while as a verb, to 'coin' means to invent or create a new expression.
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