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Hat priced badly, going for a song (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dirt cheap

'going for a song' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'hat priced badly' is the wordplay.
'badly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'hat'+'priced'='hatpriced'
'hatpriced' with letters rearranged gives 'DIRT-CHEAP'.

(Other definitions for dirt cheap that I've seen before include "rock-bottom prices" , "next to nothing" , "doing little damage?" , "Inexpensive (as muck?)" , "attractive to potential buyer?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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