Novice to travel south though they aren't expected to make a profit (4)
I believe the answer is:
ngos
'they aren't expected to make a profit' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I can't judge whether it can be defined by this definition.
'novice to travel south' is the wordplay.
'novice' becomes 'n' (this could be a standard abbreviation I've not previously seen).
'to travel' becomes 'go' ('go' can be a synonym of 'travel').
'south' becomes 's' (abbreviation).
'n'+'go'+'s'='NGOS'
'though' acts as a link.
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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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