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Being yours, though still having to pay about a quarter (6)

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I believe the answer is:

owning

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'being yours though still' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'to pay about a quarter' is the wordplay.
'to pay' becomes 'owing'.
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'a quarter' becomes 'n'.
'owing' going around 'n' is 'OWNING'.

'having' is the link.

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(Other definitions for owning that I've seen before include "Possessing" , "Conceding - possession" , "Possesing" , "In legal possession of" , "Being in possession or confessing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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