Crossword Genius

Around noon get meat for mercenary (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

venal

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'mercenary' is the definition.
(both can mean purely concerned with making money)

'around noon get meat' is the wordplay.
'around noon' becomes 'n' (abbreviation for noon. I am not sure about the 'around' bit.).
'get' indicates putting letters inside.
'meat' becomes 'veal' (veal is a kind of meat).
'n' inserted within 'veal' is 'VENAL'.

'for' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for venal that I've seen before include "Capable of being corrupted" , "Susceptible to bribery" , "Corrupt, dishonest" , "motivated by corruption" , "can be bought cheaply" .)

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