Gave spot cash? (4,2,3,3)

I believe the answer is:

paid on the dot

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'cash?' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I can't tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'gave spot' is the wordplay.
'gave' becomes 'paid' ('pay' can be a synonym of 'give').
'spot' becomes 'onthedot' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'paid'+'onthedot'='PAID ON THE DOT'

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