Butcher's seeking support (9)

I believe the answer is:

lookafter

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'butcher's seeking support' is the definition.
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'butcher's seeking support' is the wordplay.
'butcher's' becomes 'look' (I've seen this in other clues).
'seeking' becomes 'after' (I've seen this in another clue).
'support' means one lot of letters go next to another (in a down clue, some letters hold others up).
'look'+'after'='LOOKAFTER'

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I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.

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