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Bill is brought to heel by what things cost (5,4)

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I believe the answer is:

price list

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'what things cost' is the definition.
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'bill is brought to heel' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'price' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'is brought to' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'heel' becomes 'list' (both can mean to tilt).
'price'+'list'='PRICE-LIST'

'by' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for price list that I've seen before include "what things cost" , "Tariff" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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