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Pay in advance (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

income

'pay' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'in advance' is the wordplay.
'advance' becomes 'come' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'in'+'come'='INCOME'

(Other definitions for income that I've seen before include "Earned or unearned revenue." , "Remunerations, takings" , "Money received for work or from investment" , "Financial gain accruing over a given period of time" , "Returns" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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