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Levy, we hear, for fasteners (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacks

'for fasteners' is the definition.
(tack is a kind of fastener)

'levy we hear' is the wordplay.
'levy' becomes 'tax' (taxing is a kind of levying).
'we hear' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tax' is a homophone of 'TACKS'.

(Other definitions for tacks that I've seen before include "They secure" , "Short nails" , "a few points" , "Small broad-headed nails" , "Shorts nails with big heads" .)

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