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He contributes to the liquid assets of a bank (5,5)

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I believe the answer is:

blood donor

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'he contributes to' is the definition.
The answer is a person as well as being a singular noun. This is suggested by the definition.

'liquid assets of a bank' is the wordplay.
'liquid' becomes 'blood' (I have seen 'Red liquid ' mean 'blood' so perhaps 'liquid' could also mean 'blood').
'assets of a bank' becomes 'donor' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'blood'+'donor'='BLOOD-DONOR'

'the' is the link.

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(Other definitions for blood donor that I've seen before include "Enabler of transfusion" , "One giving to NHS" , "whose contribution is vital" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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