One asking for food or money (6)
I believe the answer is:
beggar
'one asking for food or money' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for beggar that I've seen before include "Mendicant or scrounger" , "Reduce (someone) to poverty" , "One with no choice?" , "One seeking alms" , "Poor person; outshine" .)