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Lawyer after payment for quarter, exhausted (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

feeble

'exhausted' is the definition.
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'lawyer after payment for quarter' is the wordplay.
'lawyer' becomes 'bl' (Bachelor of Law).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'payment' becomes 'fee' (payment for a job).
'for' says to put letters next to each other.
'quarter' becomes 'e'.
'bl' put after 'fee' is 'feebl'.
'feebl'+'e'='FEEBLE'

(Other definitions for feeble that I've seen before include "Lacking physical strength" , "Physically weak or lacking effectiveness" , "rather weak" , "Lacking force" , "Weak, frail" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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