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Saw Bill cycle (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

adage

'saw' is the definition.
(saw can mean a proverb or saying)

'bill cycle' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'ad' (advertisement stuck on wall).
'cycle' becomes 'age' (I've seen this in another clue).
'ad'+'age'='ADAGE'

(Other definitions for adage that I've seen before include "Short statement expressing a general truth" , "Dictum" , "Old saying, maxim" , "Old saw" , "True proverb or saying" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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