Warrant (5)
'warrant' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for merit that I've seen before include "credit" , "distinction" , "The M in OM" , "Excellence, desert" , "Have a right" .)
'warrant' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for deserve that I've seen before include "Severed (anag)" , "Merit (something)" , "Be entitled to" , "Merit, earn" , "Justify" .)