A fraction of the money the actor gets for his role? (4-7)

I believe the answer is:

part-payment

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'a fraction of the money the actor gets for his role?' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'fraction of the money the actor gets for his role?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'fraction' could be 'part' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'part' is found in the answer.
'the' could be 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects) and 't' is present in the answer.
'money' could be 'pay' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'pay' is present in the answer.
The remaining letters 'men' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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