The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word POSTAGE
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More clues leading to the result POSTAGE
- Cost of corresponding after decline
- Cost of delivering naval officer on coach
- Gestapo fixed charge for delivery
- What’s paid to send things after time?
- River platform gets money for shipping goods?
- Frank might show it’s paid, getting job to get on
- Work up on coach carriage
- The cost of letters after a long time
- Fee provided by petty officer at part of journey
- The price of correspondence: mad Gestapo
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The straight part
We know that "What’s paid to send things" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case what’s paid to send things = postage.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 POSTAGE mean?
POSTAGE noun- The charge for posting an item.
- The postage stamp, or similar token, affixed to an item of post as evidence of payment.