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What you can pay for tacks, we’re told (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

tax

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'what you can pay' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'tacks we're told' is the wordplay.
'we're told' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tacks' sounds like 'TAX'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for tax that I've seen before include "Are demanding" , "VAT, for instance" , "State levy" , "Government imposition" , "Impost" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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