A head collecting fine for offence (7)
I believe the answer is:
affront
'offence' is the definition.
(affront is a kind of offence)
'a head collecting fine' is the wordplay.
'head' becomes 'front' (I've seen this in other clues**).
'collecting' indicates putting letters inside.
'fine' becomes 'f' (abbreviation).
'front' going around 'f' is 'ffront'.
'a'+'ffront'='AFFRONT'
'for' is the link.
(Other definitions for affront that I've seen before include "provocation" , "Offend; offence" , "Indignity" , "Insult, offend" , "Slap in the face" .)