Cryptic crossword clue
Willing to finish in debt 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ENDOWING

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What does ENDOWING mean?

ENDOWING verb
  1. To provide with a dower or a dowry.
  2. To give property to (someone) as a gift; specifically, to provide (a person or institution) with support in the form of a permanent fund of money or other benefits.
  3. Followed by with, or rarely by of: to enrich or furnish with some faculty or quality.
  4. Usually in the passive: to naturally furnish (with something).

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