Acquires (5)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquires</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(gaining is a kind of acquiring)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gains that I've seen before include "Narrows the gap" , "Wins" , "Profits" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">acquires</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(procuring is a kind of acquiring)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for procures that I've seen before include "Gets by special effort" , "Obtains or acquires" .)