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Journalist raised small (very small) fortune (7)

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I believe the answer is:

destiny

'fortune' is the definition.
(I know that fortune can be written as destiny)

'journalist raised small very small' is the wordplay.
'journalist' becomes 'ed' (short for editor).
'raised' says the letters should be written in reverse (going up in a down clue).
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'very small' becomes 'tiny' (I've seen this before).
'ed' written backwards gives 'de'.
'de'+'s'+'tiny'='DESTINY'

(Other definitions for destiny that I've seen before include "must?" , "Lot" , "The future as arranged by fate" , "Kismet, fate" , "Ultimate fate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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