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Offer cash against wage (7)

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I believe the answer is:

advance

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'offer' is the definition.
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'cash against wage' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'cash' could be 'c' and 'c' is located in the answer.
'against' could be 'v' (abbreviation for 'versus') and 'v' is found within the answer.
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(Other definitions for advance that I've seen before include "Suggest" , "Proceed" , "Lend money on security" , "Go ahead - make a loan" , "Go ahead - forward - loan" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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