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Is paid pots say (4)

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earns

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'is paid' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for earns that I've seen before include "Deserves for snare" , "Acquires by effort" , "ready for work?" , "Makes - deserves (by one's efforts)" , "Grosses" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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