Postage provider (5)

I believe the answer is:

meter

(Other definitions for meter that I've seen before include "Something measuring" , "Device that measures, say, electricity usage" , "Apparatus for measuring" , "Instrument for measuring quantity" , "Poe sometimes used this" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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