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Ready participant's offer (9)

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I believe the answer is:

volunteer

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This clue might be a double definition.

'ready participant's' is the first definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?

'offer' is the second definition.
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(Other definitions for volunteer that I've seen before include "Without being asked" , "Put forward, suggest" , "person working for free, perhaps" , "Offer one's services" , "Step forward" .)

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