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Assesses council tax (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rates

This clue is a double definition.

'assesses' is the first definition.
(rating is a kind of assessing)

'council tax' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for rates that I've seen before include "Stare (anag.)" , "Local taxes on commercial property" , "Former means of local revenue" , "Evaluates the importance (of something)" , "List of charges" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express and The Mirror.
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