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Can they provide shoemakers with supper? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uppers

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'can they' is the definition.
The definition suggests a plural noun which matches the answer.

'shoemakers with supper?' is the wordplay.
'supper' can be anagrammed to 'UPPERS'.
But, I'm unsure how this is indicated.

'provide' is the link.

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(Other definitions for uppers that I've seen before include "Out of luck, one may be on these" , "pills" , "Drugs" , "the poor are on?" , "Skint when on these" .)

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