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Read pitch badly, when going for a song (4,5)

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I believe the answer is:

dirt cheap

'going for a song' is the definition.
('going for a song' means sold cheaply)

'read pitch badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates an anagram.
'read'+'pitch'='readpitch'
'readpitch' with letters rearranged gives 'DIRT-CHEAP'.

'when' is the link.

(Other definitions for dirt cheap that I've seen before include "rock-bottom prices" , "next to nothing" , "Extremely inexpensive" , "Greatly reduced in price" , "Ridiculously inexpensive" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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