Relief, of a sort (4)
I believe the answer is:
alms
'relief of a sort' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for alms that I've seen before include "Charitable relief" , "Charitable donations to poor" , "Charitable offering" , "Relief for the poor" , "Old word for money given to the poor" .)