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By playing three of diamonds one indicated support (6)

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I believe the answer is:

nodded

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'by playing three of diamonds' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'one indicated support' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'one' could be 'odd' (I've seen this before) and 'odd' is found in the answer.
The remaining letters 'ned' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This may be the basis of clue (or it may be nonsense).

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(Other definitions for nodded that I've seen before include "Let the head drop" , "Signalled yes" , "Moved head as in consent" , "Indicated assent with head movement" , "Made a mistake" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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