Salary's raised - settles the bill (4,2)
I believe the answer is:
pays up
'settles the bill' is the definition.
'pays up' can be an answer for 'settles' (paying up is a kind of settling). I am not certain of the 'the bill' bit.
'salary's raised' is the wordplay.
'salary's' becomes 'pay's' ('pay' can be a synonym of 'salary').
'raised' becomes 'up' (similar in meaning).
'pays'+'up'='PAYS UP'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for pays up that I've seen is " forks out".)
I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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