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I ranted about item given in part-payment (5-2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trade-in

'item given in part-payment' is the definition.
(an item traded in)

'i ranted about' is the wordplay.
'about' indicates anagramming the letters.
'i'+'ranted'='iranted'
'iranted' with letters rearranged gives 'TRADE-IN'.

(Other definitions for trade-in that I've seen before include "Older article used in part payment to retailer" , "Trained (anag.)" , "Article used in part-exchange" , "I daren't (anag)" , "Article used in part payment for another" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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