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Give prisoner commendation (10)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

contribute

'give' is the definition.
('contribute' can be a synonym of 'give')

'prisoner commendation' is the wordplay.
'prisoner' becomes 'con' (abbreviation for 'convict').
'commendation' becomes 'tribute' (tribute is a kind of commendation).
'con'+'tribute'='CONTRIBUTE'

(Other definitions for contribute that I've seen before include "Furnish" , "Give (for a common purpose)" , "Be partly responsible for" , "Give money etc for a cause" , "pay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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