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Buy polish off singer who’s often high (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

swallow

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This clue could be a double definition.

'buy polish' is the first definition.
'swallow' can be an answer for 'buy' (swallowing is a kind of buying). I am not sure about the 'polish' bit.

'singer who's often high' is the second definition.
(swallow is a type of songbird)

'off' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for swallow that I've seen before include "Songbird" , "Take in - migratory bird" , "Buy < and consume" , "Accept" , "Creature which can go up" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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