The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PROFITEER
I've seen this crossword clue in The Times
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More clues leading to the result PROFITEER
- Paid and trained: at any time killings his speciality?
- Member of upper house maintaining backing for appeal gets cash in
- Don needs sex and drugs, ultimately another one who gains from Covid-19 situation?
- I collected rent for Peter Rachman?
- I prefer to rent from capitalist
- Make a quick buck for, well, alway
- Soldiers returned attack, cutting noble fellow after a killing
- Make too much money as academic, always concealing it
- Shark? Look round for it swimming
- Right old tantrum, taken in by fellow extortionist
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The straight part
We know that "killings his speciality" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case killings his speciality = profiteer.The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does PROFITEER mean?
PROFITEER noun- One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent seeker.
- To make an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk.