The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word ILL-GOTTEN
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ILL-GOTTEN
- Such gains not legit, criminal pocketing pounds
- Telling crook about books
- Telling off about part of Bible having been ripped off
- Telling off about orange tank tops wrongly taken
- “Wages of Sin” – an unusually long title
- Unusually long title to describe The Wages of Sin?
- Crooked letters in long title misplaced
- Acquired through unfair means? Somehow let it go, earn love, get a new start
- Illegally acquired title long abandoned
- Stolen? I’ll walk clear of all charges arising
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The straight part
We know that "“Wages of Sin”" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case “wages of sin” = ill-gotten.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 ILL-GOTTEN mean?
ILL-GOTTEN adjective- Obtained improperly or illegally.