Gather leaves (4)
I believe the answer is:
rake
'gather leaves' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for rake that I've seen before include "Stage's sloping angle" , "Garden tool for a dissolute fellow" , "incline to > scratch" , "One making progress in series of pictures" , "this to smooth the way?" .)