What does the cryptic crossword clue "Opening Aeschylus's work, check what he could have been paid (7)" mean?

The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). CH (synonym="CH") in DRAMA (synonym="such as Aeschylus wrote") = DRACHMA The answer is DRACHMA.

Opening Aeschylus's work, check what he could have been paid (7)

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