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Frantically grasp some support (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sprag

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'some support' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.

'frantically grasp' is the wordplay.
'frantically' indicates an anagram (I've seen this in other clues).
'grasp' with letters rearranged gives 'SPRAG'.

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