Charitable aid (6)
I believe the answer is:
relief
'charitable aid' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for relief that I've seen before include "Mitigation" , "Lightening up of something" , "Aid to poor; extra (bus)" , "Alleviation; (financial) assistance" , "Deliverance from siege" .)