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Weight having hit maturity (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

poundage

'weight' is the definition.
(I have seen 'The weight' mean 'poundage' so perhaps 'weight' could also mean 'poundage')

'hit maturity' is the wordplay.
'hit' becomes 'pound' (pounding is a kind of hitting).
'maturity' becomes 'age' (I've seen this before).
'pound'+'age'='POUNDAGE'

'having' is the link.

(Other definitions for poundage that I've seen before include "Tax by weight - due on gap (anag)" , "Commission; excessive body weight" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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