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All drop to bust an arm and a leg (3,6)

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I believe the answer is:

top dollar

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'arm and a leg' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't tell whether this works.

'all drop to bust' is the wordplay.
'bust' indicates anagramming the letters.
'all'+'drop'+'to'='alldropto'
'alldropto' is an anagram of 'TOP-DOLLAR'.

'an' is the link.

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(Other definitions for top dollar that I've seen before include "high price?" , "High(est) price" , "The highest sum paid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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