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Collection at church – male put in a small amount of money (9)

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I believe the answer is:

catchment

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(Other definitions for catchment that I've seen before include "Area from which school's pupils are drawn" , "drainage basin" , "Area from which river derives its flow" , "collection of water" , "collecting water" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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