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Able to pay for chloroform? (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

solvent

I believe this is a double definition.

'able to pay' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'chloroform?' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for solvent that I've seen before include "Capable of paying all debts" , "Having enough money to meet obligations" , "Able to meet liabilities" , "Not in debt" , "Dissolving liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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