What does the cryptic crossword clue "Writer dipping into funds occasionally for turnover? (5)" mean?

The definition is "turnover?". The wordplay uses a container (one word inside another). PEN (synonym="‘writer’") in UD (synonym="‘f U n D s occasionally’") = UPEND; definition: "needs to be read as two words" The answer is UPEND.

Writer dipping into funds occasionally for turnover? (5)

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