Relief, of a sort (4)
I believe the answer is:
alms
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">relief of a sort</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for alms that I've seen before include "Charitable relief" , "Charitable donations to poor" , "Charitable offering" , "Relief for the poor" , "Old word for money given to the poor" .)