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Mass in Latin one is ready to give once? (4,3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

lump sum

'ready to give once?' is the definition.
(ready can mean money)

'mass in latin one is' is the wordplay.
'mass' becomes 'lump' (mass can mean a lump or amount of something).
'in latin one is' becomes 'sum' ('I am' or 'one is' in Latin).
'lump'+'sum'='LUMP SUM'

(Other definitions for lump sum that I've seen before include "Large payment, often in cash" , "Single cash payment" , "cash payout" , "Single payment as opposed to many instalments" , "Single payment as opposed to a number of smaller ones" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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