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Calm Bill fills dish (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

placate

'calm' is the definition.
(I know this)

'bill fills dish' is the wordplay.
'bill' becomes 'ac' (short for account).
'fills' indicates putting letters inside.
'dish' becomes 'plate' (plate is a kind of dish).
'ac' inserted within 'plate' is 'PLACATE'.

(Other definitions for placate that I've seen before include "Make calm, conciliate" , "Mollify, appease" , "'Pacify, appease (7)'" , "Pale cat could pacify" , "Mollify, calm down" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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