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And so the referee gets more, but not millions (9)

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I believe the answer is:

therefore

'and so' is the definition.
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'the referee gets more but not millions' is the wordplay.
'referee' becomes 'ref' ('ref' can be a synonym of 'referee').
'gets' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'but not' suggests deleting specific letters.
'millions' becomes 'm' (abbreviation).
'more' with 'm' taken away is 'ore'.
'the'+'ref'+'ore'='THEREFORE'

(Other definitions for therefore that I've seen before include "as result" , "It follows" , "Consequently - for that reason" , "Thus" , "has a triangular formation in maths?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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