Crossword Genius

Notes suggest down payment (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

deposit

'down payment' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'notes suggest' is the wordplay.
'notes' becomes 'de' (two musical notes).
'suggest' becomes 'posit' (thesaurus).
'de'+'posit'='DEPOSIT'

(Other definitions for deposit that I've seen before include "Put money into a bank account" , "is one back on the bottle?" , "(Money) laid down" , "Down payment made to secure goods" , "I posted (anag.)" .)

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