Squander the budget? (5)

I believe the answer is:

spend

This clue is a double definition.

'squander' is the first definition.
(I know that squander is a more specific form of the action spend)

'the budget?' is the second definition.
(thesaurus)

(Other definitions for spend that I've seen before include "While away" , "Pay out (on goods)" , "Blue" , "Blow" , "amount" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.

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