The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word TAKINGS
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result TAKINGS
- Cash received cheers college
- Money coming in cheers monarchs
- Income cheers men at the top
- Money received cheers Cambridge college
- Gratefully received royalty payments
- Income derived from skating
- Collection cheers Cambridge college
- Income deposited rises, protecting man at the top
- Income tax dodges by Cambridge college
- Proceeds from army college
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The straight part
We know that "Income" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case income = takings.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does TAKINGS mean?
TAKINGS noun- The act by which something is taken.
- A seizure of someone's goods or possessions.
- A state of mental distress, resulting in excited or erratic behavior (in the expression in a taking).
- (in the plural) Cash or money received (by a shop or other business, for example).