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Public address I'd settled the bill for (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paid

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'settled the bill for' is the definition.
'paid' can be an answer for 'settled' (paying is a kind of settling). I am unsure of the 'the bill for' bit.

'public address i'd' is the wordplay.
'public address' becomes 'pa' (this could be a standard abbreviation of which I'm unaware).
'pa'+'id'='PAID'

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(Other definitions for paid that I've seen before include "Trite phrase" , "Aggressive, rowdy" , "Remunerated" , "See 12" , "Hired" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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