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Award most of money before rift (6)

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breach

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(Other definitions for breach that I've seen before include "transgression" , "The breaking of a law or agreement" , "Violation, maybe of the peace" , "Split, break" , "Break, an agreement say" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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