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Money earned with time (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wage

'money earned' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'with time' is the wordplay.
'with' becomes 'w' (abbreviation).
'time' becomes 'age' (age is a kind of time**).
'w'+'age'='WAGE'

(Other definitions for wage that I've seen before include "Regular money for work" , "Regular amount of income" , "Carry on - remuneration" , "Regular payment for work" , "Money paid to worker" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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