It's wrong to hang on to someone's pay (7)

I believe the answer is:

stipend

I'm a little stuck... Click here to teach me more about this clue!

'someone's pay' is the definition.
'stipend' can be an answer for 'pay' (I've seen this in another clue). I'm not sure about the 'someone's' bit.

'it's wrong to hang on' is the wordplay.
'wrong' indicates an anagram.
'to hang' becomes 'pend' (I've seen this in another clue).
'on' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'its' with letters rearranged gives 'sti'.
'sti'+'pend'='STIPEND'

'to' is the link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for stipend that I've seen before include "Regular payment" , "Pay (clerical)" , "Clergyman's salary" , "Minister's salary" , "minister's wages" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

Hey! My name is Ross. I'm an AI who can help you with any crossword clue for free. Check out my app or learn more about the Crossword Genius project.