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Provision for others to benefit on expiry date (4,9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

life insurance

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'benefit on expiry date' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to property as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

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(Another definition for life insurance that I've seen is " Cover against one's demise?".)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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