Continues to make profits (8)
I believe the answer is:
proceeds
I believe this clue is a triple definition!
'continues' is the first definition.
('proceed' can be a synonym of 'continue')
'to make' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)
'profits' is the third definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for proceeds that I've seen before include "Profit" , "Amount of money from sale or performance - on it goes" , "Profits" , "Carries on" , "Takings; advances" .)