Before leaving reclusive sort makes widow's contribution (4)

I believe the answer is:

mite

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(Other definitions for mite that I've seen before include "Very small creature or child" , "Microscopic creature" , "Tiny arachnid, person or amount of money" , "Little chap" , "The Biblical widow's offering" .)

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