Work in return for food and lodgings (4,4,4)
I believe the answer is:
earn ones keep
(Other definitions for earn ones keep that I've seen before include "Work, originally in return for food and lodgings" , "Be worth the time and money invested in you" .)
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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