Providing some collateral afterwards (5)

I believe the answer is:

later

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'providing some collateral afterwards' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.

'some collateral afterwards' is the wordplay.
'some' indicates a hidden word (some parts of the word are used).
'LATER' is hidden in the letters of 'collateral afterwards'.

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(Other definitions for later that I've seen before include "there's more behind" , "bye" , "after an interval" , "Not just yet" , "Following" .)

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