Related Clues:

• Pay hike is secured by overturning hearing
• So-called level increase
• Care for during childhood
• Result of a good job review, often
• Hard worker's desire
• Opposite of lower
• Breed flat-bodied fish by the sound of it
• Hard worker's due
• Diligent worker's hope
• Lift some valuables I, arguably, must return
• It's often merit-based
• Artist is English — Jack maybe?
• Bump, in poker-speak
• Sun god is love, ultimately providing boost
• Poker bump