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Patisseries getting income distributed or else (12)

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I believe the answer is:

profiteroles

'patisseries' is the definition.
(profiterole is a type of pastry)

'income distributed or else' is the wordplay.
'income' becomes 'profit' (profit is a kind of income).
'distributed' indicates anagramming the letters.
'or'+'else'='orelse'
'orelse' with letters rearranged gives 'eroles'.
'profit'+'eroles'='PROFITEROLES'

'getting' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for profiteroles that I've seen before include "Small filled pastries" , "Eclair-like dessert" , "Eclairs as a sweet" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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