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A product of good stock (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dividend

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'stock' is the definition.
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'a product of good' is the wordplay.
I cannot really see how this works, but
'product' could be 'end' (end product is a kind of product) and 'end' is found within the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for dividend that I've seen before include "Part of profits paid to shareholder" , "Payout on shares" , "Share of interest, profits etc" , "Share of profit" , "Portion of profits paid to a shareholder" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail and The Guardian.
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