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Bill is welcome? Do this to show it! (4,2,3,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pick up the tab

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'welcome? do this to show it' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot judge whether this works.

'bill' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'bill' could be 'tab' (tab is a kind of bill) and 'tab' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

'is' is the link.

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(Other definitions for pick up the tab that I've seen before include "Assume the expense" , "Pay for something" , "Pay the whole bill" , "Foot the bill" , "Pay everyone's bills" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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