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Aren't letters on letterhead a cost of the letter? (6)

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rental

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'a cost of the letter?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'aren't letters on letterhead' is the wordplay.
'letters' indicates an anagram.
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'letterhead' becomes 'l' (head letter of 'letter').
'arent' with letters rearranged gives 'renta'.
'renta'+'l'='RENTAL'

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(Other definitions for rental that I've seen before include "Learnt (anag) -- lease" , "Amount paid for hiring something" , "What's offered by a letter" , "Amount paid for hire" , "Let" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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