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Secures rent from business with many outlets (5,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

chain store

'business with many outlets' is the definition.

'secures rent' is the wordplay.
'secures' becomes 'chains' (chaining is a kind of securing).
'rent' becomes 'tore' ('rend' and 'tear' both mean to rip something).
'chains'+'tore'='CHAIN-STORE'

'from' is the link.

(Other definitions for chain store that I've seen before include "shop" , "an outlet" , "One of a series of firm's shops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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