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Extra purchase picked up (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bye

'extra' is the definition.
(bye is a type of extra in cricket)

'purchase picked up' is the wordplay.
'purchase' becomes 'buy' (buy is a kind of purchase).
'picked up' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'buy' is a homophone of 'BYE'.

(Other definitions for bye that I've seen before include "So long" , "Run not off bat" , "Extra run in cricket" , "See you" , "Stay out of round" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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