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Small hints about final allowances (8)

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I believe the answer is:

stipends

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'allowances' is the definition.
(type of financial payment)

'small hints about final' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is found within the answer.
'final' could be 'end' (synonyms) and 'end' is located in the answer.
'hints' could be 'tips' ('tip' can be a synonym of 'hint') and 'tips' is found within the remaining letters.
This accounts for all the letters.
This explanation may well be incorrect...

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(Other definitions for stipends that I've seen before include "Regular payments" , "Salaries of clergymen" , "Spends it on clergymen's salaries" , "fixed wages" , "Allowances (clergy)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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