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The listener gets two points and wins (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

earns

'wins' is the definition.
(I know this)

'the listener gets two points' is the wordplay.
'two points' means two substitutions for 'point'.
'the listener' becomes 'ear' (body part which hears or listens).
'gets' says to put letters next to each other.
'point' becomes 'n'.
'point' becomes 's'.
'ear'+'n'+'s'='EARNS'

'and' is the link.

(Other definitions for earns that I've seen before include "makes money" , "Grosses" , "Gains by work" , "Gains by labour" , "Acquires by effort" .)

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