Give some women dowries (5)

I believe the answer is:

endow

'give' is the definition.
(endow can mean to give or bestow)

'some women dowries' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'ENDOW' is hidden in the letters of 'women dowries'.

(Other definitions for endow that I've seen before include "Provide with a source of income" , "Fund" , "Give permanent income to" , "Bequeath estate to" , "Settle permanent income on" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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