Credit virtue (9)

I believe the answer is:

attribute

I believe this is a double definition.

'credit' is the first definition.
(thesaurus)

'virtue' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for attribute that I've seen before include "Ascribe, impute" , "Impute - quality" , "Character" , "A special characteristic" , "An inherent quality" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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