Athlete who's paid (3)

I believe the answer is:

pro

(Other definitions for pro that I've seen before include "Paid worker" , "Favouring the professional" , "For; non-amateur" , "With qualifications" , "In favour of; advantage" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.com and the Newsday.

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