What idiot rejected cash meant for the church? (5)
I believe the answer is:
tithe
'cash meant for the church?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.
'what idiot rejected' is the wordplay.
'what' becomes 'eh' (sound used to ask 'what?' or 'pardon?').
'idiot' becomes 'tit' (both can mean a stupid person).
'rejected' says the letters should be written in reverse.
'eh'+'tit'='ehtit'
'ehtit' in reverse letter order is 'TITHE'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for tithe that I've seen before include "Regular payments" , "Gift of tenth" , "Church payment" , "Tenth part (as tribute)" , "Tenth (of one's earnings)" .)