Fixes the price of dowelling (4)
I believe the answer is:
pegs
'fixes' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand how the remainder of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pegs that I've seen before include "Wooden pins" , "Washing line clips" .)