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Immediate credit provided (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

direct

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

'credit provided' is the wordplay.
'provided' indicates an anagram (I've seen 'provides' mean this).
'credit' with letters rearranged gives 'DIRECT'.

(Other definitions for direct that I've seen before include "Point the way" , "Regulate" , "Following the quickest and shortest path" , "Show someone the way" , "Instruct" .)

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