Listed costs of being laid up in bunk (6)
I believe the answer is:
billed
'listed costs of' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with communicating as well as being past participle verbs.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'laid up in bunk' is the wordplay.
'laid up' becomes 'ill' (similar in meaning).
'in' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'bunk' becomes 'bed' (I've seen this in other clues).
'ill' inserted inside 'bed' is 'BILLED'.
'being' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for billed that I've seen before include "Listed in a programme; charged" , "Sent an invoice" , "Advertised" , "Caressed" .)