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Given an income, but at the finish was in debt (7)

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I believe the answer is:

endowed

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'given an income' is the definition.
'endowed' can be an answer for 'given' (endowing is a kind of giving). I am not sure about the 'an income' bit.

'at the finish was in debt' is the wordplay.
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'the finish' becomes 'end' (I've seen this in another clue).
'was in debt' becomes 'owed' ('they owed' means 'they were in debt').
'end' next to 'owed' is 'ENDOWED'.

'but' acts as a link.

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for endowed that I've seen before include "Provided with permanent income or ability" , "given a portion?" , "Given a permanent income" , "funded" , "Bequeathed income to" .)

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