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Given and ideally shouldn't be paid back (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bestowed

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'given' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'be paid back' is the wordplay.
'paid back' becomes 'stowed' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'be'+'stowed'='BESTOWED'

'and ideally shouldnt' acts as a link.
I am not very happy about this link. Some or all of it may be part of another bit of the clue.

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(Other definitions for bestowed that I've seen before include "Conferred" , "Given as a gift" , "Granted" , "Gave; presented" .)

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