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After scandal, man accommodating English at very low price (4-5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dirt-cheap

'at very low price' is the definition.
(sold at a cheap price)

'after scandal man accommodating english' is the wordplay.
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'scandal' becomes 'dirt' (synonyms).
'man' becomes 'chap' (I've seen this in other clues).
'accommodating' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'english' becomes 'e' (abbreviation).
'chap' placed around 'e' is 'cheap'.
'dirt'+'cheap' is 'DIRT-CHEAP'.

(Other definitions for dirt-cheap that I've seen before include "At very low price" , "Going for a song" , "Really inexpensive, may be grubby" , "Bought for peanuts?" , "Greatly reduced in price" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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