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Restoration of control over what the bank may provide (13)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

reinstatement

'restoration' is the definition.
(I know that reinstatement is a type of restoration)

'control over what the bank may provide' is the wordplay.
'control' becomes 'rein' (synonyms).
'over' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters go over others).
'what the bank may provide' becomes 'statement' (bank statement).
'rein'+'statement'='REINSTATEMENT'

'of' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for reinstatement that I've seen before include "Restoration to a previous position" , "Rehabilitation" , "Restoring" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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