Call the shots with day's profits to spare (4,2,4)

I believe the answer is:

take in hand

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'call the shots with day's' is the definition.
I know nothing about this answer so I cannot tell whether this works.

'profits to spare' is the wordplay.
'profits' becomes 'take' (I've seen this in another clue).
'to spare' becomes 'inhand' (I've seen this before).
'take'+'inhand'='TAKE IN HAND'

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