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Remove it possibly for extra payment (8)

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I believe the answer is:

overtime

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'extra payment' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'remove it possibly' is the wordplay.
'possibly' indicates anagramming the letters.
'remove'+'it'='removeit'
'removeit' is an anagram of 'OVERTIME'.

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for overtime that I've seen before include "Pay for extra work" , "Extra hours (at work)" , "Work in excess of fixed period" , "Hours worked in excess of usual" , "opportunity for supplementing income" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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