Very little charity I had during my strike (6,4)
I believe the answer is:
widow's mite
'very little charity' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'i had during my strike' is the wordplay.
'i had' becomes 'i'd' (I'd).
'during' is an insertion indicator.
'my' becomes 'wow' (interjections expressing surprise!).
'strike' becomes 'smite' (I've seen this before).
'id' going within 'wow' is 'widow'.
'widow'+'smite'='WIDOWS MITE'
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