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Audited single bank offering (4)

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loan

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'bank offering' is the definition.
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(Other definitions for loan that I've seen before include "Something borrowed" , "Mortgage" , "One acquired temporarily" , "Credit" , "Advance, borrowing" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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