Gain through work (4)
I believe the answer is:
earn
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">gain through work</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for earn that I've seen before include "Deserve; get paid" , "Deserve, gain" , "Twist out of shape" , "Gain credit from" , "Deserve - merit" .)