The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word EMOLUMENT
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More clues leading to the result EMOLUMENT
- Payment seeing English name in memorial replaced by Latin
- Return motel menu that’s dreadful
- English building of note needs pounds for new payment
- European starts to leave union in a very short while – for a fee
- Profit from revised motel menu
- English tombstone with line replacing one name as compensation
- Mum let one out for profit
- Menu motel devised for profit
- English lecturer with university dividing second salary
- Pay united workers in new motel
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The straight part
We know that "Payment" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case payment = emolument.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.
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What does EMOLUMENT mean?
EMOLUMENT noun- Payment for an office or employment; compensation for a job, which is usually monetary.