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Procures from budget statement (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gets

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'procures' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with ownership as well as being verbs in their -s form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'from budget statement' is the wordplay.
'from' says the answer is hidden in the clue.
'GETS' can be found hidden inside 'budget statement'.

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(Other definitions for gets that I've seen before include "Fetches or receives" , "Understands" , "Obtains or becomes" , "Notices" , "Acquires, obtains" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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