Honey badger (5)
(Other definitions for rates that I've seen before include "List of charges" , "Assigns a value (to)" , "council tax" , "Former local tax" , "Property levy" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">honey badger</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(synonyms)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ratel that I've seen before include "animal like a badger" , "one wanting honey" , "predator" , "creature with sweet tooth" , "Honey-badger" .)