Cryptic crossword clue
Payment to clergyman before surrender? 7

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word PREBEND

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What does PREBEND mean?

PREBEND noun
  1. A stipend paid to a canon of a cathedral.
  2. The property or other source of this endowment.
  3. Political patronage employment.
  4. A prebendary.
PREBEND verb
  1. To bend in advance.

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