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Legal fee (8)

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I believe the answer is:

retainer

'legal fee' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for retainer that I've seen before include "Old servant - preliminary fee" , "Eritrean (anag)" , "Long-standing family servant" , "Part payment down for an old servant" , "Household servant (often faithful and old!)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press.
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