After second hint stops making payments (8)
I believe the answer is:
stipends
'payments' is the definition.
(stipend is a kind of payment)
'after second hint stops' is the wordplay.
'after second' becomes 's' (common abbreviation. I am not sure about the 'after' bit.**).
'hint' becomes 'tip' ('tip' can be a synonym of 'hint').
'stops' becomes 'ends' ('end' can be a synonym of 'stop').
's'+'tip'+'ends'='STIPENDS'
'making' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for stipends that I've seen before include "Regular payments" , "Spends it on clergymen's salaries" , "Official incomes of clergymen" , "fixed wages" , "Salaries of clergymen" .)