Crossword Genius

Money made by breaking the law (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

wealth

'money' is the definition.
(someone's wealth is how much money they have)

'breaking the law' is the wordplay.
'breaking' indicates anagramming the letters.
'the'+'law'='thelaw'
'thelaw' with letters rearranged gives 'WEALTH'.

'made by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for wealth that I've seen before include "State of luxury" , "Assets" , "was common under Cromwell" , "Possessions and resources" , "Material worth" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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