Godparent playing spoons right at the back (7)

I believe the answer is:

sponsor

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'godparent' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'playing spoons right at the back' is the wordplay.
'playing' indicates anagramming the letters.
'right at the back' becomes 'r' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'spoons' with letters rearranged gives 'sponso'.
'sponso'+'r'='SPONSOR'

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(Other definitions for sponsor that I've seen before include "Godparent; financial supporter" , "Provide backing" , "surety" , "Pledge money" , "Provide finance for" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.

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