The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word TENANT
I've seen this crossword clue in The Sunday Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result TENANT
- Temporary accommodation receiving a new renter
- Renter leaving article in temporary accommodation
- I take digs from granny that’s offensive all round!
- One renting basic accommodation outside centre of Monaco
- Lodger’s not applicable to occupy temporary accommodation
- Wine bottles a new source of landlord’s income?
- Shelter without an occupant
- Number for insect in residence
- Number on a case of next occupier
- 20’s heartless flat dweller, say
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The straight part
We know that "rent payer" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case rent payer = tenant.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 TENANT mean?
TENANT noun- One who pays a fee (rent) in return for the use of land, buildings, or other property owned by others.
- One who has possession of any place.
- One who holds a property by any kind of right, including ownership.
- Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
- To hold as, or be, a tenant.
- To inhabit.