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Hadn't paid for the round we had (4)

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I believe the answer is:

owed

'hadn't paid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'round we had' is the wordplay.
'round' becomes 'o' (o is a circular letter).
'we had' becomes 'we'd' (contraction of 'we had').
'o'+'wed'='OWED'

'for the' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for owed that I've seen before include "Was due to pay" , "Was indebted" , "Outstanding" , "Was obliged to pay" , "(Sum) due for payment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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