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Bill of relatively small price, we hear, for picture (7)

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I believe the answer is:

tableau

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'for picture' is the definition.
(a tableau is a picture or display)

'bill of relatively small price we hear' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bill' could be 'tab' (a tab is a bill at a bar) and 'tab' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for tableau that I've seen before include "Dramatic scene (where the action is frozen?)" , "Dramatic scene - spectacle" , "Figures making a scene" , "A scene with silent motionless group of people" , "Picture of group or scene" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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