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Therefore pawn gets a bribe (3)

Ross

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" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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