Cryptic crossword clue
What must be paid, lavish, expensive, vexes you at outset 4

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word LEVY

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The straight part
We know that "What must be paid" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what must be paid = levy.
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.
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What does LEVY mean?

LEVY noun
  1. The act of levying.
  2. The tax, property or people so levied.
LEVY verb
  1. To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
  2. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
  3. To draft someone into military service.
  4. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
  5. To wage war.
  6. To raise, as a siege.
  7. To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
LEVY noun
  1. The Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar, valued at elevenpence when the dollar was rated at seven shillings and sixpence.

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