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Contributions of unlimited coffee to bands (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

offerings

'contributions' is the definition.
(I know this)

'unlimited coffee to bands' is the wordplay.
'unlimited' indicates the central letters (discard the edges or 'limits' of the word).
'to bands' becomes 'rings' (ring is a kind of band).
The centre of 'coffee' is 'offe'.
'offe'+'rings'='OFFERINGS'

'of' acts as a link.

(Another definition for offerings that I've seen is " Oblations".)

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