Cary or Hugh (5)
I believe the answer is:
grant
'cary or hugh' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for grant that I've seen before include "19th century president" , "Cary, Duncan or Ulysses S?" , "... Cambridgeshire village" , "Give (a right, property, etc)" , "Bestow; bursary" .)