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Provide soldier with victory, to a point (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

give

'provide' is the definition.
(I know that provide is a more specific form of the action give)

'soldier with victory to a point' is the wordplay.
'soldier' becomes 'gi' (term for US soldier).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'victory' becomes 'v'.
'to a point' becomes 'e' (compass point).
'gi'+'v'+'e'='GIVE'

(Other definitions for give that I've seen before include "be generous?" , "Contribute - elasticity" , "Transfer possession" , "Bestow or donate" , "Yield, produce" .)

I've seen this clue in The Mirror.
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