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Inconsequential supporters of Kim and friend gain currency in Iran (10)

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I believe the answer is:

immaterial

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'inconsequential' is the definition.
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'supporters of kim and friend gain currency in iran' is the wordplay.
'supporters of kim' becomes 'im' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'friend' becomes 'mate' (mate is a kind of friend).
'gain' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'currency in iran' becomes 'rial' (I've seen this in another clue).
'im'+'mate'+'rial'='IMMATERIAL'

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(Other definitions for immaterial that I've seen before include "Irrelevant" , "unimportant" , "of no importance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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