Crossword Genius

One with particular interest in offering ready supply (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

moneylender

'one with particular interest in' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I cannot see how one could define the other.

'ready supply' is the wordplay.
'ready' becomes 'money' (I've seen this before).
'supply' becomes 'lender' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'money'+'lender'='MONEYLENDER'

'offering' is the link.

(Other definitions for moneylender that I've seen before include "One advancing at interest" , "Loan provider" , "Usurer" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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