Gather the bread goes into it (5)
I believe the answer is:
purse
'gather' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'bread goes into it' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'it' could be 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT') and 'e' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'purs' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't see.
This may be the basis of the clue (or it may be nonsense).
'the' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for purse that I've seen before include "Cash prize" , "Knit" , "Small money bag" , "Shakespeare 'Put money in thy . . . . .'" , "Compress (lips)" .)