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Roving eye on Amy's unearned income (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easy money

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'unearned income' is the definition.
'easy money' can be an answer for 'income' (easy money is a kind of income). I am not sure about the 'unearned' bit.

'roving eye on amy's' is the wordplay.
'roving' indicates anagramming the letters.
'eye'+'on'+'amys'='eyeonamys'
'eyeonamys' is an anagram of 'EASY MONEY'.

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(Other definitions for easy money that I've seen before include "Effortlessly-obtained cash" , "Good pay for little work" , "return without difficulty" , "Quick buck" , "effortless gain" .)

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