The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word ANNUITY
I've seen this crossword clue in The Guardian
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More clues leading to the result ANNUITY
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The straight part
We know that "kind of regular income!" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case kind of regular income! = annuity.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ANNUITY mean?
ANNUITY noun- A right to receive amounts of money regularly over a certain fixed period, in perpetuity, or, especially, over the remaining life or lives of one or more beneficiaries.