General award (5)
I believe the answer is:
grant
I believe this clue is a double definition.
'general' is the first definition.
(Grant is an example)
'award' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)
(Other definitions for grant that I've seen before include "US president" , "Subsidy" , "FILMSTAR" , "Cary, Duncan or Ulysses S?" , "former president" .)