Article by learner on manuscript goes to charity (4)
I believe the answer is:
alms
'charity' is the definition.
(alms is a kind of charity)
'article by learner on manuscript' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'a' (the indefinite article in English).
'by' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'learner' becomes 'l' (as in a learner driver with L-plates on their car).
'on' says to put letters next to each other.
'manuscript' becomes 'ms' (abbreviation for manuscript).
'a'+'l'+'ms'='ALMS'
'goes to' is the link.
(Other definitions for alms that I've seen before include "Charitable aid to poor" , "Charity for poor" , "Charitable gifts - slam them" , "handed over as charity" , "Charitable donations to poor" .)