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Want to get paid at the end of the day (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

yearn

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'want' is the definition.
(yearning is a kind of wanting)

'get paid at the end of the day' is the wordplay.
'get paid' becomes 'earn' (I've seen this before).
'at the end of' says to put letters next to each other.
'the day' becomes 'y' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'earn' put after 'y' is 'YEARN'.

'to' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for yearn that I've seen before include "Desire strongly" , "Curdle" , "Desire, want" , "Ache, crave" , "lust" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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