To Pay for Something, Maybe While Spluttering

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from London, Group 496, Puzzle 5 (Marathon Runners).

Question is: To Pay for Something, Maybe While Spluttering

and the answer is: COUGHUP

Word Meaning:

COUGH UP — (transitive) To expel from the lungs, throat, stomach, etc. by coughing.

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