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Present mafioso polished off (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donate

'present' is the definition.
(donating is a kind of presenting)

'mafioso polished off' is the wordplay.
'mafioso' becomes 'Don'.
'polished off' becomes 'ate' (I've seen this in other clues).
'don'+'ate'='DONATE'

(Other definitions for donate that I've seen before include "give in kindness" , "Contribute (to charity)" , "Contribute charitably" , "Give as a gift as to charity" , "Give money to charity" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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