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Obligation to pay a tax (4)

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duty

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This clue might be a double definition.

'obligation' is the first definition.
(synonyms)

'a tax' is the second definition.
(duty is a kind of tax)

'to pay' acts as a link.
This may not be right. Some or all of it may belong to one of the definitions.

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(Other definitions for duty that I've seen before include "Not subject to customs tax" , "Task; military service" , "Financial or work obligation" , "Tariff" , "assignment" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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