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Part of NHS reportedly given support (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

trussed

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'part' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

'nhs reportedly given support' is the wordplay.
'nhs reportedly' becomes 'ed' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'given' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'support' becomes 'truss' (type of architectural support).
'ed' put after 'truss' is 'TRUSSED'.

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for trussed that I've seen before include "with restrictions on members" , "Dusters (anag) - bound" , "Tied up" , "Bound up tightly" , "Secured" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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