Pays to look up resting-place for supporters? (9)
I believe the answer is:
footstool
'resting-place for supporters?' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this definition defines the answer.
'pays to look up' is the wordplay.
'pays' becomes 'foots' (footing is a kind of paying).
'look' becomes 'lo' ('lo' is an archaic exclamation meaning 'look!').
'up' says the letters should be written in reverse (in down clue: letters go upwards).
'lo' backwards is 'ol'.
'foots'+'to'+'ol'='FOOTSTOOL'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for footstool that I've seen before include "piece of furniture" , "St John's Smith Square is known as 'Queen Anne's --'" , "Sitter's rest" , "pouffe" , "small item of furniture" .)