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Return from work (6,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earned income

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'return' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?

'from work' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'from' could be 'in' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'in' is found in the answer.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).

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I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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