Therefore pawn gets a bribe (3)
I believe the answer is:
sop
'a bribe' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'therefore pawn' is the wordplay.
'therefore' becomes 'so'.
'pawn' becomes 'p'.
'so'+'p'='SOP'
'gets' is the link.
(Other definitions for sop that I've seen before include "Small concession" , "Concession given to mollify or placate" , "Appeasing bribe" , "Concession made to pacify troublesome person" , "usual way of doing things, initially" .)