Pay women to get dates (5)

I believe the answer is:

wages

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'pay' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'women to get dates' is the wordplay.
'women' becomes 'w' (standard abbreviation).
'to get dates' becomes 'ages' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'w'+'ages'='WAGES'

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(Other definitions for wages that I've seen before include "Recompense" , "Reward" , "Weekly pay" , "Earnings for work - or of sin" , "Salaries" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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