Illegal profit, in a way, before distribution of wealth (7,3,3)

I believe the answer is:

against the law

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'illegal' is the definition.
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'profit in a way before distribution of wealth' is the wordplay.
'profit in a way' becomes 'against' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'before' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'distribution of' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wealth' is an anagram of 'thelaw'.
'against'+'thelaw'='AGAINST THE LAW'

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(Another definition for against the law that I've seen is " Illegal".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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