The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENDOWMENT
I've seen this crossword clue in Financial Times
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More clues leading to the result ENDOWMENT
- Women tend to have misrepresented talent
- Type of mortgage Mo and Ned went to arrange
- Source of funds to stop a pair of lifts trapping people
- Last warning about women close to retirement getting money for the future
- Present final Loose Women on time
- A gift? Women tend to get excited
- Won’t emend revised bequest
- Last time — women free to enter, get gift
- Stop couple over imprisoning blokes? That’s something settled
- Stop couple turning up to grab staff award
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The straight part
We know that "A gift" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case a gift = endowment.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
Sadly, We don't have an explanation for this specific crossword clue yet.
What does ENDOWMENT mean?
ENDOWMENT noun- Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
- Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
- Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
- A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.