Mainly military US term for maintenance or support (11)
I believe the answer is:
sustainment
(Other definitions for sustainment that I've seen before include "Maintenance" , "Act of support or prolongation" , "Act of support to keep something going" .)
I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.
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