Give credit for, which is characteristic (9)

I believe the answer is:

attribute

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This clue could be a double definition.

'give credit for which' is the first definition.
'attribute' can be an answer for 'give' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the rest of the definition.

'is characteristic' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

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(Other definitions for attribute that I've seen before include "Credit - property" , "Impute - quality" , "An inherent quality" , "Ascribe, impute" , "Assign" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.

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