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Teacher had to be charitable (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

donate

'be charitable' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'teacher had' is the wordplay.
'teacher' becomes 'don' (don is a kind of teacher).
'had' becomes 'ate' (e.g. I had an ice cream).
'don'+'ate'='DONATE'

'to' is the link.

(Other definitions for donate that I've seen before include "Give (transplant organ)" , "Give as gift, say blood" , "Make an offer" , "Contribute charitably" , "Make a contribution" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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