Divorce payment (7)
I believe the answer is:
alimony
'divorce payment' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for alimony that I've seen before include "Allowance payable to divorced wife" , "Allowance paid between ex-partners" , "Divorce settlement" , "Support paid by one spouse to another" , "divorce arrangement" .)