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Pays off one pound during evening shifts (10)

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I believe the answer is:

liquidates

'pays off' is the definition.
('liquidate' can be a synonym of 'pay off')

'one pound during evening shifts' is the wordplay.
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'pound' becomes 'quid' (UK slang for a pound).
'during' means one lot of letters goes inside another.
'evening shifts' becomes 'lates'.
'i'+'quid'='iquid'
'iquid' going inside 'lates' is 'LIQUIDATES'.

(Another definition for liquidates that I've seen is " Pays off".)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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