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Inept act reformed miserable wage (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

pittance

'miserable wage' is the definition.
(pittance can mean a small amount of money)

'inept act reformed' is the wordplay.
'reformed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'inept'+'act'='ineptact'
'ineptact' anagrammed gives 'PITTANCE'.

(Other definitions for pittance that I've seen before include "tiny amount" , "meagre payment" , "Miserable wage" , "minimum wage?" , "Small sum of money" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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