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Rewarded for material assistance? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

repaid

'rewarded' is the definition.
('repay' can be a synonym of 'reward')

'material assistance?' is the wordplay.
'material' becomes 'rep' (rep is a kind of material).
'assistance?' becomes 'aid' ('aid' can be a synonym of 'assistance').
'rep'+'aid'='REPAID'

'for' is the link.

(Other definitions for repaid that I've seen before include "Recompensed" , "Reimbursed" , "Gave back money owed" , "Returned" , "Refunded or rewarded" .)

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