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Extortionate price foolish brother gayly bid (8,7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

daylight robbery

'extortionate price' is the definition.

'foolish brother gayly bid' is the wordplay.
'foolish' indicates an anagram.
'brother'+'gayly'+'bid'='brothergaylybid'
'brothergaylybid' with letters rearranged gives 'DAYLIGHT ROBBERY'.

(Other definitions for daylight robbery that I've seen before include "as shoplifting usually is" , "Blatant overcharging" , "Extortion" , "Scandalous" , "A shameless swindle" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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