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Fill up after pre-MOT work? Bill may include it (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

service charge

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'work? bill may include it' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'fill up after pre-mot' is the wordplay.
'fill up' becomes 'charge' (charging is a kind of filling up).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pre mot' becomes 'service' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'charge' put after 'service' is 'SERVICE CHARGE'.

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(Other definitions for service charge that I've seen before include "A bistro may make one" , "Restaurant may have one" , "it may mean that extra 10%" , "Additional restaurant fee" , "Restaurant bill addition" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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