Profited (9)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">profited</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('gain' can be a synonym of 'profit')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for gained that I've seen before include "Augmented or expanded" , "Earned or increased" , "Acquired, attained" , "Made profit or made progress" , "Made a profit, acquired" .)
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">profited</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('benefit' can be a synonym of 'profit')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for benefited that I've seen before include "Gained" , "reaped financial reward" .)