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Worked out the bill, perhaps made sense (5,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

added up

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'made sense' is the definition.
('add up' can be a synonym of 'make sense')

'worked out the bill' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'bill' could be 'ad' (advertisement stuck on wall) and 'ad' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'perhaps' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for added up that I've seen before include "Totted" , "Reckoned" , "seemed reasonable" , "Made sense of" , "Totalled" .)

I've seen this clue in The Everyman puzzle in The Observer.
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