Pass on the takings (8)
I believe the answer is:
turnover
'takings' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'pass on' is the wordplay.
'pass' becomes 'turn' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'on' becomes 'over' (I've seen this in other clues).
'turn'+'over'='TURNOVER'
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for turnover that I've seen before include "Profit" , "Amount of money passing through a business" , "Quantity of business" , "money handled by business" , "apple-pie" .)