Contributions to the party by various peoples (9)

I believe the answer is:

donations

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

'the party by various peoples' is the wordplay.
'the party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'by' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'various peoples' becomes 'nations' (nation is a kind of people. I am not sure about the 'various' bit.).
'do'+'nations'='DONATIONS'

'to' acts as a link.

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

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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