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Tax formerly levied on property by a local authority in the UK (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

rates

(Other definitions for rates that I've seen before include "Fixed prices" , "estimates?" , "Former local taxation system" , "council tax" , "Tax paid by businesses to a local authority" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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