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Unemployment benefit (4)

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I believe the answer is:

dole

'unemployment benefit' is the definition.
(dole can mean government benefits)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for dole that I've seen before include "Dish (out sparingly)" , "State assistance" , "Money received from the state while unemployed" , "State benefit (colloq.)" , "Unemployment pay" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times, The Mirror, the Evening Standard, The Guardian and The Telegraph.
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