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Charge for small hotel after game (4)

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I believe the answer is:

rush

'charge' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'small hotel after game' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'hotel' becomes 'h' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'game' becomes 'ru' (rugby union).
's'+'h'='sh'
'sh' after 'ru' is 'RUSH'.

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for rush that I've seen before include "Stampede - marsh grass" , "High" , "Traffic is busiest at this hour" , "Charge" , "Drug-induced euphoria" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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