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Opposed to making a profit. Good man! (7)

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I believe the answer is:

against

'opposed to' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'a profit good man' is the wordplay.
'profit' becomes 'gain' (synonyms).
'good man' becomes 'st' (abbreviation for saint).
'a'+'gain'+'st'='AGAINST'

'making' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "Abutting" , "on the other side" , "close by" , "Not supporting" , "Opposed" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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