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Cheat countries out of contributions (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donations

'contributions' is the definition.
('donation' can be a synonym of 'contribution')

'cheat countries' is the wordplay.
'cheat' becomes 'do'.
'countries' becomes 'nations' ('nation' can be a synonym of 'country'**).
'do'+'nations'='DONATIONS'

'out of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for donations that I've seen before include "Contributions" , "Gifts" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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