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He'd support a fuel cut (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

gashed

'cut' is the definition.
(synonyms)

'he'd support a fuel' is the wordplay.
'support' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (in a down clue, some letters hold others up).
'a fuel' becomes 'gas' (gas is a fuel).
'hed' after 'gas' is 'GASHED'.

(Other definitions for gashed that I've seen before include "Deeply cut" , "Wounded" , "Cut open" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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