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It's paid before resale for profit (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

cost price

(Other definitions for cost price that I've seen before include "Outlay required from a retailer to buy goods for resale" , "Amount before retail mark-up" , "Expense of production of goods, no profit added" , "What the seller pays for goods" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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