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Reported fees for American banks (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

levees

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'banks' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for levees that I've seen before include "Banks" , "Landing piers on rivers" , "River embankments" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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