Settle, as a debt Crossword Clue

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Settle, as a debt Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make repayment for or return something
2. pay back

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

DEBT (noun)
1. an obligation to pay or do something
2. money or goods or services owed by one person to another
SETTLE (verb)
1. come to terms
2. settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
SETTLE (noun)
1. a long wooden bench with a back

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
APERY

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