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Affordable item at auction inspires women to compromise (3-6)

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I believe the answer is:

low-budget

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'affordable' is the definition.
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'item at auction inspires women to compromise' is the wordplay.
'item at auction' becomes 'lot' (lot can mean an item up for sale at an auction).
'inspires' is an insertion indicator (inspire means to breathe in).
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'to compromise' becomes 'budge' (I've seen this in another clue).
'w'+'budge'='wbudge'
'lot' placed around 'wbudge' is 'LOW-BUDGET'.

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