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Maximum pay of a potter (3,4)

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I believe the answer is:

top rate

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'maximum pay' is the definition.
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'of a potter' is the wordplay.
'of' is an anagram indicator (the answer comes from or 'of' the letters).
'a'+'potter'='apotter'
'apotter' anagrammed gives 'TOP RATE'.

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