Charlie snooped around and found out the cost (6)
I believe the answer is:
priced
'found out the cost' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'charlie snooped around' is the wordplay.
'charlie' becomes 'C' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'snooped' becomes 'pried' (I've seen this in another clue).
'around' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'c' placed inside 'pried' is 'PRICED'.
'and' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for priced that I've seen before include "Maybe labelled with amount to be paid" , "Costed" , "Valued for sale" , "Assigned value for sale" .)