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Auctioneer initially increases sums (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

amounts

'sums' is the definition.
('amount' can be a synonym of 'sum')

'auctioneer initially increases' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'increases' becomes 'mounts' (mounting is a kind of increasing).
The initial letter of 'auctioneer' is 'a'.
'a'+'mounts'='AMOUNTS'

(Other definitions for amounts that I've seen before include "Total numbers or quantities" , "Totals, sums" , "Supplies" , "Measures" .)

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