Related Clues:

• Faithful old servant - maybe Eritrean
• A down payment or an old servant
• Down-payment for Eritrean
• Down payment for old servant
• Holding fee or faithful old servant
• Fee paid to book the services of someone
• Part payment down for an old servant
• Fee paid to secure services
• A money deposit or an old servant
• This may serve of old for a fee to 12 across
• The sort of fee that will serve for years for counsel
• A keeper? His pay?
• The sort of old servant that the barrister likes to have
• The old servant that the barrister hopes to get
• Counsel needs it for his keep