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Soldier gets pay for work. Others may get it without work (7,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

private income

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'work others may get it without work' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'soldier gets pay' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'private' (private is a type of soldier).
'gets' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'pay' becomes 'income' (I've seen this in another clue).
'private'+'income'='PRIVATE INCOME'

'for' is the link.

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(Another definition for private income that I've seen is " Money from investments etc".)

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