Ascribes (7)
I believe the answer is:
credits
'ascribes' is the definition.
(crediting is a kind of ascribing)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for credits that I've seen before include "Entries on the payments received side of accounts" , "moneys paid in" , "Film's final sequence" , "Attributes or renders due acknowledgment" , "Last items of a film" .)