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Money that, by your own admission, you proved to have paid (8,3)

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entrance fee

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'money that by your own admission you proved to have paid' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
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(Other definitions for entrance fee that I've seen before include "Admission charge" , "Getting in charge" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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