Provided funding for outstanding result? (7)
I believe the answer is:
endowed
'provided' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'funding for outstanding result?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'outstanding' could be 'owed' (as in an outstanding debt) and 'owed' is found in the answer.
'result?' could be 'end' (I've seen this in other clues) and 'end' is located in the answer.
This accounts for all the letters.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for endowed that I've seen before include "given a portion?" , "Given a permanent income" , "Invested" , "funded" , "Given, bequeathed" .)