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I leave the country to earn money (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

export

'i leave' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?

I don't understand the remainder of the clue.

(Other definitions for export that I've seen before include "ship overseas" , "Send (goods) overseas" , "Sell or transfer abroad" , "Send goods for sale abroad" , "Send to another country" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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