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Foot bill initially after confirmation from setter (4)

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I believe the answer is:

iamb

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'foot' is the definition.
(type of metrical foot in poetry)

'bill initially after confirmation from setter' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'confirmation from setter' becomes 'iam' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
The first letter of 'bill' is 'b'.
'b' after 'iam' is 'IAMB'.

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(Other definitions for iamb that I've seen before include "Part of a pentameter?" , "Short-long metrical foot" , "Poet's foot" , "Metrical unit" , "Line of verse" .)

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