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Means of voting after Scotland raised tax (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

postal ballot

'means of voting' is the definition.
(a postal ballot is a way of casting a vote)

'after scotland raised tax' is the wordplay.
'after' becomes 'post' (prefix meaning after, eg post-war).
'scotland' becomes 'Alba' (Gaelic name for Scotland).
'raised' shows that the letters should be reversed in order (going up in a down clue).
'tax' becomes 'toll' (I've seen this in another clue).
'toll' backwards is 'llot'.
'post'+'alba'+'llot'='POSTAL BALLOT'

(Other definitions for postal ballot that I've seen before include "Form of election" , "Voting method" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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