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He's after a bird for contributions (6)

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I believe the answer is:

tithes

'for contributions' is the definition.
(tithe is a kind of contribution)

'he's after a bird' is the wordplay.
'after' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a bird' becomes 'tit' (tit is a kind of bird).
'hes' after 'tit' is 'TITHES'.

(Other definitions for tithes that I've seen before include "Church taxes" , "Tenths of income once paid to church" , "Tenth parts, levied by some churches" , "Levies of one tenth" , "Tenth parts, levied by a church perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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