Return from the capital (5)

I believe the answer is:

yield

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'return' is the definition.
(I know that return can be written as yield)

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(Other definitions for yield that I've seen before include "Investment interest" , "Produce, generate" , "Surrende, give in" , "Submit, give way" , "Capitulate" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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