Crossword Genius

A posh girl takes it in charge (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

debit

'charge' is the definition.
(debit is a kind of charge)

'a posh girl takes it' is the wordplay.
'a posh girl' becomes 'deb' (short for debutante).
'takes' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'deb'+'it'='DEBIT'

'in' is the link.

(Other definitions for debit that I've seen before include "Payment made or owed" , "Enter in accounts as sum owed" , "It's not to one's credit" , "Negative entry in the accounts" , "Sum removed from a bank account" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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