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Deliver on contract (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

release

'deliver' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'on contract' is the wordplay.
'on' becomes 're' ('on' can be mean 'with reference to').
'contract' becomes 'lease' (leasing is a kind of contracting).
're'+'lease'='RELEASE'

(Other definitions for release that I've seen before include "press announcement" , "loose" , "New film" , "Authorise publication" , "put out" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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