Issue Guardian looks after, after dealing with wages, say (7)
I believe the answer is:
rewards
'issue guardian looks after after dealing' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'with wages say' is the wordplay.
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'wages' becomes 'reward' (synonyms).
'say' becomes 's' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'reward' put next to 's' is 'REWARDS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for rewards that I've seen before include "Prizes or remunerations" , "Gifts of appreciation" , "Benefits" , "Recompenses" , "They're given in recognition of merit or service" .)