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Lefties admit conflict pays (7)

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I believe the answer is:

rewards

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'pays' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both related to property as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'lefties admit conflict' is the wordplay.
'lefties' becomes 'reds' (red can mean a left-wing person).
'admit' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'conflict' becomes 'war' (war is a kind of conflict).
'reds' enclosing 'war' is 'REWARDS'.

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(Other definitions for rewards that I've seen before include "Prizes or remunerations" , "Gifts of appreciation" , "They're given in recognition of merit or service" , "Gifts given in acknowledgement of behaviour or merits" , "Benefits" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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