Prepares (7)
I believe the answer is:
readies
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">prepares</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">('ready' can be a synonym of 'prepare')</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for readies that I've seen before include "money" , "Cash -- a desire (anag)" , "The - - : cash (sl.)" , "Bank notes" .)