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Support premier accepting Republican crown (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

treetop

'crown' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'support premier accepting republican' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'premier' becomes 'top' (I've seen this in another clue).
'accepting' is an insertion indicator (inserted letters are accepted).
'republican' becomes 'R' (abbreviation in US politics).
'tee'+'top'='teetop'
'teetop' placed around 'r' is 'TREETOP'.

(Other definitions for treetop that I've seen before include "` `Rockaby baby on a .......' '" , "To Peter (anag)" , "Highest branch location" , "Crown; rock-a-bye baby here" , "High point of a plane, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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