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Domestic fee charged in advance (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

retainer

I believe this clue is a double definition.

'domestic' is the first definition.
(a retainer is a term for a domestic servant)

'fee charged in advance' is the second definition.
(fee paid to retain someone's services)

(Other definitions for retainer that I've seen before include "Eritrean as kind of servant" , "Family servant of long standing - fee charged in advance" , "Family servant; barrister's fee" , "Fee; long-term servant" , "given payment in advance" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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