Scraped together, with "out" (4)
I believe the answer is:
eked
'scraped together with out' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for eked that I've seen before include "Added to scantly" , "... out, made to last through frugality" , "Made, a living say, laboriously" , "- - out: increased" , "Lengthened; supplemented" .)