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Arrest Yankee, needing a lot of support upfront? (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

busty

'needing a lot of support upfront?' is the definition.

'arrest yankee' is the wordplay.
'arrest' becomes 'bust'.
'yankee' becomes 'y' (phonetic alphabet: alpha, bravo, charlie etc.).
'bust'+'y'='BUSTY'

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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