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Gave a man the wrong date (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donated

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

'a man the wrong date' is the wordplay.
'a man' becomes 'don' (Don is an example).
'the wrong' indicates anagramming the letters.
'date' anagrammed gives 'ated'.
'don'+'ated'='DONATED'

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

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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