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Wrongdoing found in records for bookies' income! (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

losings

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'bookies' income' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'wrongdoing found in records' is the wordplay.
'wrongdoing' becomes 'sin' (sin is a kind of wrongdoing).
'found in' indicates putting letters inside.
'records' becomes 'logs' (logging is a kind of recording).
'sin' put into 'logs' is 'LOSINGS'.

'for' is the link.

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