What must be paid for the company to get a good person (4)
I believe the answer is:
cost
'what must be paid for' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.
'company to get a good person' is the wordplay.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'to get' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a good person' becomes 'st' (saint).
'co'+'st'='COST'
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cost that I've seen before include "estimate price" , "penalty" , "Estimate the expense of doing" , "Amount required as payment" , "Suffering" .)