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Gave a chap the wrong date (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donated

'gave' is the definition.
(donating is a kind of giving)

'a chap the wrong date' is the wordplay.
'a chap' becomes 'don' ().
'the wrong' is an anagram indicator.
'date' with letters rearranged gives 'ated'.
'don'+'ated'='DONATED'

(Other definitions for donated that I've seen before include "Presented" , "Given" , "Gave" .)

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