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Profits in gas distribution (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gains

'profits' is the definition.
('gain' can be a synonym of 'profit')

'in gas distribution' is the wordplay.
'distribution' indicates an anagram.
'in'+'gas'='ingas'
'ingas' is an anagram of 'GAINS'.

(Other definitions for gains that I've seen before include "Wins" , "Profits" , "Narrows the gap" .)

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