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Tick includes oddly lumped part payment (10)

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I believe the answer is:

instalment

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'part payment' is the definition.
'instalment' can be an answer for 'payment' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the 'part' bit.

'tick includes oddly lumped' is the wordplay.
'tick' becomes 'instant' (both can mean a short amount of time).
'includes' is an insertion indicator.
'oddly' indicates alternate letters (letters in odd-numbered positions).
The alternating letters of 'lumped' are 'lme'.
'instant' placed around 'lme' is 'INSTALMENT'.

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(Other definitions for instalment that I've seen before include "Payment of part of debt" , "One of a series of partial payments" , "episode" , "Chapter" , "part of serial" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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