Improving; collecting (7,2)

I believe the answer is:

picking up

I believe this is a double definition.

'improving' is the first definition.
(picking up is a kind of improving)

'collecting' is the second definition.
('pick up' can be a synonym of 'collect')

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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