Gathers spare bits? (5)
I believe the answer is:
reaps
'gathers spare bits?' is the definition.
'reaps' can be an answer for 'gathers' (reaping is a kind of gathering). I am unsure of the 'spare bits?' bit.
'gathers spare' is the wordplay.
'gathers' indicates anagramming the letters (I've seen 'gathered' mean this).
'spare' is an anagram of 'REAPS'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for reaps that I've seen before include "crops" , "Gleans or harvests" , "Harvests with strange spear" , "Cuts, gathers grain" , "Harvests (a crop)" .)