Price of silence? (4,5)
I believe the answer is:
hush money
'price of silence?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'silence?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'silence?' could be 'hush' ('hush' can be a synonym of 'silence') and 'hush' is found within the answer.
The remaining letters 'money' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for hush money that I've seen before include "Payment to keep another silent" , "sweetener" , "Price of silence" , "Payment to ensure silence" .)