A more primitive type of project getting support (9)
I believe the answer is:
throwback
'a more primitive type' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both people as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see an association between them that I don't see?
'project getting support' is the wordplay.
'project' becomes 'throw' (synonyms).
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'support' becomes 'back' (to back is to support or endorse).
'throw'+'back'='THROWBACK'
'of' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for throwback that I've seen before include "Reversion to an earlier type" , "Atavism" , "Instance of reversion to ancestral type" , "retort" , "Return" .)