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Unemployment benefit (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

dole

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">unemployment benefit</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(dole can mean government benefits)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(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 Evening Standard, The Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian and The Mirror.
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