Payments of current subscriptions (5)

I believe the answer is:

rents

'payments' is the definition.
(rent is a kind of payment)

'of current subscriptions' is the wordplay.
'of' indicates the answer is hidden within the clue.
'RENTS' can be found hidden inside 'current subscriptions'.

(Other definitions for rents that I've seen before include "Leases" , "Hires" , "tears" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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