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Profit from centre-page spread (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

percentage

'profit' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'centre-page spread' is the wordplay.
'spread' indicates anagramming the letters.
'centre'+'page'='centrepage'
'centrepage' with letters rearranged gives 'PERCENTAGE'.

'from' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for percentage that I've seen before include "Proportion in each 100" , "Maybe commission" , "Proportion stated in hundredth parts" , "Proportion, share" , "cut?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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