Financial backer (5)

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angel

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

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for angel that I've seen before include "Sponsor" , "Heavenely messenger" , "Very helpful person" , "Heavenly body" , "one might be recording" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.

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