Confesses in court and pays (6,2)

I believe the answer is:

coughs up

'pays' is the definition.
(cough up can mean to pay for something)

'confesses in court' is the wordplay.
'confesses' becomes 'coughs' (cough can mean to confess to something).
'in court' becomes 'up' (up before a judge).
'coughs'+'up'='COUGHS UP'

'and' acts as a link.

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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