Admit it's general (5)

I believe the answer is:

grant

I believe this is a double definition.

'admit' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'it's general' is the second definition.
(Grant is an example)

(Other definitions for grant that I've seen before include "Allow (something)" , "... Cambridgeshire village" , "Give freely" , "Give or allow as a privilege" , "Greek, a soldier" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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