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Abandon support away from home (4,3)

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I believe the answer is:

back out

'abandon' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'support away from home' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'back' (back is a kind of support**).
'away from home' becomes 'out' ('out' can be a synonym of 'away from home').
'back'+'out'='BACK OUT'

(Other definitions for back out that I've seen before include "Get cold feet" , "Withdraw from agreement in outback" , "Withdraw from agreement, or reverse car from driveway" , "Withdraw from a commitment" , "in the open air again?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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