A supporter of mine (3-4)
'a supporter of mine' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'supporter of mine' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'supporter' could be 'pro' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'pro' is found within the answer.
'mine' could be 'pit' (down the pit) and 'pit' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
'a supporter of mine?' is the definition.
(structural support in a mine)
'supporter of mine?' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'supporter' could be 'pro' (I've seen this in another clue) and 'pro' is found in the answer.
'mine?' could be 'pit' (as in a mining pit) and 'pit' is found within the answer.
A single letter 'p' remains which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for pitprop that I've seen before include "Mine support" , "Mine-working support" , "supporter of mine" .)