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Won't emend revised bequest (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

endowment

'bequest' is the definition.
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'won't emend revised' is the wordplay.
'revised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'wont'+'emend'='wontemend'
'wontemend' anagrammed gives 'ENDOWMENT'.

(Other definitions for endowment that I've seen before include "Grant" , "Personal quality - type of mortgage" , "one's landed with?" , "Bequeathed income" , "source of income" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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