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Grant, allowance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

subsidy

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">I believe this clue is a double definition.<br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">grant</span>' is the first definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I know that Subsidy is a type of grant)</span><br/ ><br/ >'<span class="explanation-format__original">allowance</span>' is the second definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(thesaurus)</span><br/ ><br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for subsidy that I've seen before include "Grant to help defray costs" , "Grant given to help with running costs" , "Grant paid to help with running costs" , "Arts grant, for example" , "Financial aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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