Cash against wage put forward (7)
I believe the answer is:
advance
'put forward' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'cash against wage' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'cash' could be 'c' and 'c' is located in the answer.
'against' could be 'v' (abbreviation for 'versus') and 'v' is located in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for advance that I've seen before include "Put forward (a theory)" , "Payment ahead of due date (1'7)" , "Move ahead" , "Move forwards" , "Loan; promotion" .)