The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DOLE
I've seen this crossword clue in Independent
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More clues leading to the result DOLE
- Benefit of turning wheel? 0 dents!
- Twice loses unemployment benefit? Just that!
- Benefit of party member avoiding Green leader
- Benefit of lies oddly underpinning party
- Senator / dealing out / pain
- State assistance finally provided cheer in Spain
- A calculated bit of me’s edited out of refrain, on reflection
- Idiot lied regularly to obtain small portion
- Indolence secures benefits
- Essentially lazy, gets allowance
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The straight part
We know that "Benefit" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case benefit = dole.The cryptic/wordplay part
In cryptic crossword there's often an wordplay/cryptic part as well.This part involves a more complex hint, such as an anagram, homophone, hidden word, etc.
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What does DOLE mean?
DOLE noun- Money or other goods given as charity.
- Distribution; dealing; apportionment.
- Payment by the state to the unemployed.
- A boundary; a landmark.
- A void space left in tillage.
- To distribute in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- Sorrow or grief; dolour.
- Dolus.