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Fifty for example will provide support (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

leg

'support' is the definition.
(I know that leg is a type of support)

'fifty for example' is the wordplay.
'fifty' becomes 'l' (Roman numeral).
'for example' becomes 'eg' (short for 'exempli gratia', 'for example' in Latin).
'l'+'eg'='LEG'

'will provide' is the link.

(Other definitions for leg that I've seen before include "Poultry portion" , "Run < on" , "Support; cricket side" , "Gigot" , "part of course" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish News.
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