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Those getting money and power turned up later (6)

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I believe the answer is:

payees

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'power turned up later' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'those getting money' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'money' could be 'pay' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'pay' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ees' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for payees that I've seen before include "Those who get the money as for goods or services" , "The people who receive the money" , "To whom money is paid" , "Cheques are made out to them" .)

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