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They temporarily secure a levy, we hear (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tacks

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'they temporarily secure a' is the definition.
The definition suggests an adverb but the answer is not.

'levy we hear' is the wordplay.
'levy' becomes 'tax' (taxing is a kind of levying).
'we hear' shows a homophone (sound like).
'tax' sounds like 'TACKS'.

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(Other definitions for tacks that I've seen before include "Shorts nails with big heads" , "a few points" , "Small broad-headed nails" , "They secure" , "Fixes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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