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Are such members given more salary? (4,2)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

paid up

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'given more salary?' is the definition.
The answer and definition are not the same part of speech. However, past participle verbs and adjectives can occasionally mean the same thing.

'are such members' is the wordplay.
'are' becomes 'paid' (paying is a kind of being).
'such members' becomes 'up' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'paid'+'up'='PAID-UP'

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(Other definitions for paid up that I've seen before include "without arrears" , "Fully committed" , "finally settled" , "Debt-free" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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