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Given pivotal support (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hinged

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'given pivotal support' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being past participle verbs.
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(Another definition for hinged that I've seen is " Turned".)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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