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Phone bill initially reduced (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

blower

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'phone' is the definition.
(informal term for telephone)

'bill initially reduced' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'reduced' could be 'low' (similar in meaning) and 'low' is found in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for blower that I've seen before include "It produces an air blast" , "Speaking-tube" , "Fan - telephone (slang)" , "Fan - phone" , "Telephone (informal)" .)

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