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Account that's due comes rolling in (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

billowing

'rolling in' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'account that's due' is the wordplay.
'account' becomes 'bill' (billing is a kind of accounting).
'that's due' becomes 'owing' (similar in meaning).
'bill'+'owing'='BILLOWING'

'comes' is the link.

(Other definitions for billowing that I've seen before include "rolling in" , "affected by inflation" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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