Crossword puzzle clue "bribe of a sort"

a payment (usually illegal) made to a person who has facilitated a transaction, appointment, etc.

a secret payment or bribe to secure a favour, esp. to a disc-jockey

an aromatic plant of the pepper family; a narcotic drink prepared from its root and stem, also KAVA, KAVAKAVA

to take the bones out of

(Dutch) to take bribes