Small hints about final allowances (8)
I believe the answer is:
stipends
'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...
Can you help me to learn more?
(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)" .)