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Trip often, scattering remaining income (3,6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

net profit

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'remaining income' is the definition.
'net profit' can be an answer for 'income' (net profit is a kind of income). I'm unsure of the 'remaining' bit.

'trip often scattering' is the wordplay.
'scattering' indicates an anagram.
'trip'+'often'='tripoften'
'tripoften' with letters rearranged gives 'NET PROFIT'.

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(Other definitions for net profit that I've seen before include "What's finally made" , "Excess of sales over costs for potent fir" , "Actual money to be made" , "return from business" , "Earnings after all deductions" .)

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