What's free to pay (6)

I believe the answer is:

homage

(Other definitions for homage that I've seen before include "Acknowledgment of superiority" , "Respect - acknowledgement of allegiance" , "Formal expression of loyalty to a ruler - pay it" , "respectful acknowledgment" , "Due respect" .)

I've seen this clue in the Universal.

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