Deliver a judgment - made to pay, we hear (4)

I believe the answer is:

find

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'hear' is the definition.
(I know that find is a more specific form of the action hear)

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(Other definitions for find that I've seen before include "Acquisition" , "Locate or discover" , "Realise" , "Come across" , "Discover by chance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.

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