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Enter parking space in Paris and get charge (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

penetrate

'enter' is the definition.
(penetrating is a kind of entering)

'parking space in paris and get charge' is the wordplay.
'parking' becomes 'p'.
'space' becomes 'en'.
'in paris' becomes 'et' (I've seen this in other clues).
'and get' says to put letters next to each other.
'charge' becomes 'rate' (rate is a kind of charge**).
'p'+'en'+'et'+'rate'='PENETRATE'

(Other definitions for penetrate that I've seen before include "probe" , "Run through" , "Pass into or through" , "Force way through, into" , "Pierce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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