Charges terrible rates (5)

I believe the answer is:

tears

'charges' is the definition.
('tear' can be a synonym of 'charge')

'terrible rates' is the wordplay.
'terrible' indicates anagramming the letters.
'rates' anagrammed gives 'TEARS'.

(Other definitions for tears that I've seen before include "Rends" , "Show of emotion" , "See 1" , "See 12" , "Globules of ocular moisture" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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