The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ALMS
I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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More clues leading to the result ALMS
- Giving away $100 lightens up relief
- A modern miss collecting pounds for charity
- Money given to the poor members, reportedly
- Beats first pair up for charity
- Palm Sunday’s collection for gifts for the poor
- A former railway charity
- Penniless receivers of money handed over as charity
- Ashmolean regularly reviewed charitable donations
- Maiden captured by gangster’s offering financial help
- Once a pauper, active coxswain ditched hard drug
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What does ALMS mean?
ALMS noun- Something given to the poor as charity, such as money, clothing or food.