The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word CHARITY
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More clues leading to the result CHARITY
- Miss Pecksniff, for example, showing wariness about appeal
- Daily sympathy, giving away penny for a good cause
- Giving tea and sympathy after penny dropped
- Handout of tea and sympathy quietly suspended
- Financial assistance? Get cautious about it
- Suspicious about the thing producing generous impulse
- Voluntary organisation? Be cautious about it
- Money for the needy raised cheer in urban area
- Daily instruction tedious, yet starts producing good work
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The straight part
We know that "Handout" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case handout = charity.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 CHARITY mean?
CHARITY noun- An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.
- The goods or money given to those in need.
- Benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need.
- In general, an attitude of kindness and understanding towards others, now especially suggesting generosity.
- Christian love; representing God's love of man, man's love of God, or man's love of his fellow-men.