The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ADVANTAGES
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More clues leading to the result ADVANTAGES
- Data vegans distributed about benefits
- Broken TV and a long time for benefits
- Notice Bedford, say, initially takes forever to make profits
- Notice five workers keeping time — rewards offered
- Benefits from commercial viewpoint on opening of shop
- Saw a sign held by worker inside school mentioning good points
- Precepts about five worker benefits
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The straight part
We know that "profits" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case profits = advantages.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does ADVANTAGES mean?
ADVANTAGES noun- Any condition, circumstance, opportunity or means, particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end.
- Superiority; mastery; — used with of to specify its nature or with over to specify the other party.
- Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit; gain; profit
- The score where one player wins a point after deuce but needs the next to carry the game.
- The continuation of the game after a foul against the attacking team, because the attacking team are in an advantageous position.
- Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth in the baker's dozen).
- To provide (someone) with an advantage, to give an edge to
- To do something for one's own benefit; to take advantage of