Rising profits, ignoring current problem (4)
I believe the answer is:
snag
'problem' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'rising profits ignoring current' is the wordplay.
'rising' is a reversal indicator (going up in a down clue).
'profits' becomes 'gains' ('gain' can be a synonym of 'profit').
'ignoring' is a deletion indicator.
'current' becomes 'i' (symbol for electric current).
'gains' with 'i' taken away is 'gans'.
'gans' in reverse letter order is 'SNAG'.
(Other definitions for snag that I've seen before include "Minor problem" , "Jagged projection" , "Sharp protuberance; catch" , "hurdle?" , "Difficulty; catch" .)