Having made a deal, lawyers profited (9)

I believe the answer is:

bargained

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'having made a deal' is the definition.
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'lawyers profited' is the wordplay.
'lawyers' becomes 'bar' (the bar can mean the legal profession).
'profited' becomes 'gained' ('gain' can be a synonym of 'profit').
'bar'+'gained'='BARGAINED'

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(Other definitions for bargained that I've seen before include "haggled" , "Negotiated" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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