Deserves each right on points (5)
I believe the answer is:
earns
'deserves' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'each right on points' is the wordplay.
'each' becomes 'ea'.
'right' becomes 'R' (common abbreviation).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'points' becomes 'ns' (N is an example).
'ea'+'r'+'ns'='EARNS'
(Other definitions for earns that I've seen before include "ready for work?" , "Deserves for snare" , "makes money" , "Makes - deserves (by one's efforts)" , "Acquires by effort" .)