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Fixed a company’s return after everyone gets shares (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

allocates

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'shares' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see an association between them that I don't see?

'fixed a company's return after everyone' is the wordplay.
'fixed' becomes 'set' (both can mean decided or determined).
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'return' says the letters should be written backwards.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'everyone' becomes 'all' (all people).
'set'+'a'+'co'='setaco'
'setaco' written backwards gives 'ocates'.
'ocates' put after 'all' is 'ALLOCATES'.

'gets' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Another definition for allocates that I've seen is " Distributes".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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