Pays money or passes time (6)

I believe the answer is:

spends

(Other definitions for spends that I've seen before include "Gives money to pay for goods" , "drains" , "Disburses, does not save" , "Lays out (money)" , "Uses money or passes time" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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