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On paper, does it give you an allowance? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

permit

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'allowance?' is the definition.
(allowance is a kind of permit)

'on paper does it give you an' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'paper' could be 'i' (UK newspaper) and 'i' is found within the answer.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is present in the answer.
'an' could be 'per' (synonymous as in 'once an hour', 'once per hour') and 'per' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'm' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

Can you help me to learn more?

(Other definitions for permit that I've seen before include "Consent to, allow" , "Let - pass" , "Let; enabling document" , "Allow, sanction" , "Allow - visa" .)

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