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Again, earned income will do away with debt (5)

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I believe the answer is:

repay

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'do away with debt' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'again earned income' is the wordplay.
'again' becomes 're' (prefix meaning 'again').
'earned income' becomes 'pay' (income from a job. I am not sure about the 'earned' bit.).
're'+'pay'='REPAY'

'will' is the link.

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(Other definitions for repay that I've seen before include "Refund or reward" , "Quite old" , "recompense" , "Reimburse" , "Return money borrowed" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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