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Go ahead and give someone money (7)

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I believe the answer is:

advance

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'go ahead' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'and give someone money' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'and' could be 'n' (common abbreviation for 'and') and 'n' is found within the answer.
'someone' could be 'ace' (ace is a kind of someone) and 'ace' is found in the leftover letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for advance that I've seen before include "Forward - loan - increase" , "capital" , "Early" , "Promote" , "Move forward to get loan?" .)

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