Allowed to borrow (4)
'allowed to borrow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lent that I've seen before include "Christian period of abstinence" , "Time of fasting" , "Forty days of fasting" , "Pre-Easter period" , "days before Easter" .)
'allowed to borrow' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Another definition for loaned that I've seen is " Gave temporarily - want it back".)