What does the cryptic crossword clue "Wage produced from plain writing? Sweet! (9)" mean?

The definition is "Wage". The wordplay uses a charade (building blocks). PROSE (synonym="PROSE") + CUTE (synonym="CUTE") = PROSECUTE The answer is PROSECUTE.

Wage produced from plain writing? Sweet! (9)

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