Show a profit on a piece of land from Paisley (3)
I believe the answer is:
pay
'show a profit' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'piece of land from paisley' is the wordplay.
'piece of land' becomes 'isle' (I've seen this before).
'from' suggests deleting specific letters.
'paisley' with 'isle' removed is 'PAY'.
'on a' is the link.
(Other definitions for pay that I've seen before include "Financial reward" , "Profit" , "Earnings" , "Remunerate" , "Give money in exchange for goods or services" .)