Hold up; help (7)
I believe the answer is:
support
This clue is a double definition.
'hold up' is the first definition.
(I know that hold up can be written as support)
'help' is the second definition.
(I know that support is a type of help)
(Other definitions for support that I've seen before include "Give assistance to" , "Hold up" , "comfort" , "base" , "Encourage - endorse" .)