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Payment for a bowler? (4,2,8)

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I believe the answer is:

cash on delivery

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'for a bowler?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'payment' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'payment' could be 'cash' (cash is a kind of payment) and 'cash' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for cash on delivery that I've seen before include "One settlement scheme" , "22 [COD]" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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