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Enter unwelcome fall of receipts (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gatecrash

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

'unwelcome fall of receipts' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'fall' could be 'crash' (crashing is a kind of falling) and 'crash' is located in the answer.
'receipts' could be 'gate' (gate is a kind of receipts) and 'gate' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for gatecrash that I've seen before include "Try to get in for free" , "join party if not wanted" , "enter without invitation" , "join party unofficially" , "to do so uninvited" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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