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Labourer at bar might grasp this for support (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

handrail

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'grasp this for support' is the definition.
'handrail' can be an answer for 'for support' (I've seen this before). I am not sure about the rest of the definition.

'labourer at bar' is the wordplay.
'labourer' becomes 'hand' (hand is a kind of labourer).
'at' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'bar' becomes 'rail' (rail is a kind of bar).
'hand'+'rail'='HANDRAIL'

'might' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for handrail that I've seen before include "Banister, say" , "Support beside stairs" , "something to hold on to" , "Hold on to it for support" , "Support for those climbing stairs" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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