Carries on making profit (8)
I believe the answer is:
proceeds
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'carries on' is the first definition.
('proceed' can be a synonym of 'carry on')
'profit' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
'making' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for proceeds that I've seen before include "Profit" , "Take" , "Returns" , "Passes on" , "Moves ahead, goes forward" .)