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Agree to a current grant? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

accede

'agree to' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a current grant?' is the wordplay.
'a current' becomes 'ac' (alternating current).
'grant?' becomes 'cede' ('cede' can be a synonym of 'grant').
'ac'+'cede'='ACCEDE'

(Other definitions for accede that I've seen before include "Allow, acquiesce" , "Say yes to request" , "Agree to proposal or take office" , "Succeed to or allow" , "'Take office, as king say (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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