It lends support to an artist's views (5)
I believe the answer is:
easel
'it lends support to an artist's views' is the definition.
The definition suggests a singular noun which matches the answer.
'it lends support to an' is the wordplay.
'it' becomes 'e' ('e' can mean 'electronic' which is similar to 'IT').
'lends support' becomes 'sel' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'an' becomes 'a'.
'sel' put after 'a' is 'asel'.
'e'+'asel'='EASEL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for easel that I've seen before include "Stand in a studio" , "Artist's canvas holder" , "dead-headed plant" , "Blackboard-frame" , "A stand for blackboard or artist's canvas" .)