Cryptic crossword clue
Variable income restricts business that could make a profit 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ECONOMIC

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What does ECONOMIC mean?

ECONOMIC adjective
  1. Pertaining to an economy.
  2. Frugal; cheap (in the sense of representing good value); economical.
  3. Pertaining to the study of money and its movement.

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