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Fixes charge for the audience (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacks

'fixes' is the definition.
(tacking is a kind of fixing)

'charge for the audience' is the wordplay.
'charge' becomes 'tax' (tax is a kind of charge).
'for the audience' shows a homophone (sound like).
'tax' is a homophone of 'TACKS'.

(Other definitions for tacks that I've seen before include "They secure" , "Approaches" , "Changes course" , "Shorts nails with big heads" , "Fixes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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