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Payment arrangement cheaper? I rush, madly (4-8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hire-purchase

'payment arrangement' is the definition.
(type of purchase arrangement)

'cheaper? i rush madly' is the wordplay.
'madly' is an anagram indicator.
'cheaper'+'i'+'rush'='cheaperirush'
'cheaperirush' with letters rearranged gives 'HIRE-PURCHASE'.

(Other definitions for hire-purchase that I've seen before include "Way of buying expensive items" , "Never-never" , "Payment by instalments" , "Easy terms" , "Instalment plan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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