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Fee for servant (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retainer

I believe this is a double definition.

'fee' is the first definition.
(retainer is a kind of fee)

'servant' is the second definition.
('retainer' can be a synonym of 'servant')

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for retainer that I've seen before include "The keeper" , "Advance fee to reserve someone's services" , "Fee paid to book the services of someone" , "Down-payment for Eritrean" , "Holding fee or faithful old servant" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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