Crossword Genius

Carry on with maturity (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wage

'carry on' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'with maturity' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'maturity' becomes 'age' (I've seen this before).
'w'+'age'='WAGE'

(Other definitions for wage that I've seen before include "Money earned" , "Salary" , "Regular pay" , "Earnings - carry on" , "conduct" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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