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Long to make some money after end of study (5)

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I believe the answer is:

yearn

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'long' is the definition.
(I know that long can be written as yearn)

'some money after end of study' is the wordplay.
'some money' becomes 'earn' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'end of' says to take the final letters.
The last letter of 'study' is 'y'.
'earn' put after 'y' is 'YEARN'.

'to make' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yearn that I've seen before include "Feel desire" , "Have strong desire" , "Curdle" , "Desire, want" , "Pant - pine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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