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Unwilling to give much for a bit of help (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

loth

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'unwilling' is the definition.
('loth' can be similar in meaning to 'unwilling')

'give much for a bit of help' is the wordplay.
'give much' becomes 'lot' (lotting is a kind of giving. I am not sure about the 'much' bit.**).
'for' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'a bit of' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'help' is 'h'.
'lot'+'h'='LOTH'

'to' is the link.

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(Other definitions for loth that I've seen before include "Unwilling to obey" , "Reluctant, unwilling" , "Reluctant or averse" , "Not keen" , "Reluctant or disinclined" .)

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