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Speak to adult about price (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accost

'speak to' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'adult about price' is the wordplay.
'adult' becomes 'a' (abbreviation).
'about' becomes 'c' (abbreviation for circa).
'price' becomes 'cost' (synonyms).
'a'+'c'+'cost'='ACCOST'

(Other definitions for accost that I've seen before include "Make bold approach to" , "Meet and greet" , "Approach, stop and speak to" , "Approach boldly or impudently" , "Come up and address" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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