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Eg, godparent or backer (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sponsor

This clue is a double definition.

'eg godparent' is the first definition.
(I know that godparent is a type of sponsor)

'backer' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for sponsor that I've seen before include "Promoter; funder" , "Angel" , "Finance (an event)" , "Back financially" , "One paying for, eg, event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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