The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 5 plus 3 letter word ENTRY FEE
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ENTRY FEE
- Aristocracy, no longer grand, feel reduced cost ofadmission
- Yet competition ultimately free, strangely, with this?
- Newly housing female, eye rent payment
- Charge through the gate
- Ready to take part, young fellows at first interrupting course
- Admission made by unknown female tucking into dish
- Admission with no charge? That’s not right
- In charge
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The straight part
We know that "Charge through the gate" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case charge through the gate = entry fee.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.