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Credit has to cover a loan with a schedule of dates (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

calendar

'schedule of dates' is the definition.
(a calendar is a list of dates)

'credit has to cover a loan with a' is the wordplay.
'credit' becomes 'cr'.
'has to cover' indicates putting letters inside.
'loan' becomes 'lend' (synonyms).
'with' says to put letters next to each other.
'a'+'lend'+'a'='alenda'
'cr' enclosing 'alenda' is 'CALENDAR'.

(Other definitions for calendar that I've seen before include "Table of days and dates" , "Chart of times" , "system for time management" , "Year chart" , "Chart showing seasons etc" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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