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Make profit from a shipping company we hear (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accrue

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'make' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for accrue that I've seen before include "Fall due; accumulate" , "Gather" , "Grow like interest on money" , "Accumulate or amass like interest" , "Increase by periodic additions" .)

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