Professor consumed gift (6)

I believe the answer is:

donate

'gift' is the definition.
(to gift can mean to donate)

'professor consumed' is the wordplay.
'professor' becomes 'don' (term for a university professor).
'consumed' becomes 'ate' (to eat is to consume food).
'don'+'ate'='DONATE'

(Other definitions for donate that I've seen before include "Contribute charitably" , "Give freely, maybe blood" , "Atoned (anag)" , "Give to a charity or good cause" , "Make a gift of" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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