Give assistance to (3)
I believe the answer is:
aid
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">give assistance to</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for aid that I've seen before include "welfare" , "Help, assistance" , "technique that can produce pregnancy" , "encouragement" , "A hand" .)