Crossword Genius

Trouble there is about that infernal debt? (4,2,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hell to pay

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'about that infernal debt?' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.

'trouble there' is the wordplay.
'trouble' becomes 'hell' (hell is a kind of trouble).
'there' becomes 'topay' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'hell'+'topay'='HELL TO PAY'

'is' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for hell to pay that I've seen before include "leading to serious consequences" , "dire consequences" .)

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