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Made Gina and Ed make it up (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gained

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'make it up' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'made gina and ed' is the wordplay.
'made' indicates an anagram.
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'gina' is an anagram of 'gain'.
'gain'+'ed'='GAINED'

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(Other definitions for gained that I've seen before include "Profited" , "Acquired, attained" , "Made profit or made progress" , "Earned or increased" , "Augmented or expanded" .)

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