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Fuss made by supporter attending do (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

fanfare

'fuss' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'supporter attending do' is the wordplay.
'supporter' becomes 'fan' (fan is a kind of supporter).
'attending' says to put letters next to each other.
'do' becomes 'fare' ('fare' can be a synonym of 'do'**).
'fan'+'fare'='FANFARE'

'made by' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for fanfare that I've seen before include "Brass flourish" , "Musical flourish" , "Naff era (anag)" , "elaborate ceremony" , "Ceremonious sounding of trumpets" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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