Borrow, for a fee (5)

I believe the answer is:

lease

(Other definitions for lease that I've seen before include "Contract allowing use of a property" , "Contract to rent" , "Summer's has too short a date (Shak.)" , "Term of a rental contract" , "Rent (a property)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.

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