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Old tax benefit -- it helped, partly (5)

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I believe the answer is:

tithe

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'old tax' is the definition.
'tithe' can be an answer for 'tax' (historical tax paid to the church). I am not sure about the 'old' bit.

'benefit it helped partly' is the wordplay.
'partly' indicates a hidden word (part of the clue is used).
'TITHE' is hidden within 'benefit it helped'.

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(Other definitions for tithe that I've seen before include "10 per cent levy" , "One tenth - old church tax" , "church funding" , "Tenth of income given to church" , "Tax paid to church" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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