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Perplex with support for reversion to an earlier type (9)

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I believe the answer is:

throwback

'reversion to an earlier type' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'perplex with support' is the wordplay.
'perplex' becomes 'throw' ('throw' can be a synonym of 'perplex').
'with' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'support' becomes 'back' (back is a kind of support).
'throw'+'back'='THROWBACK'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for throwback that I've seen before include "retort" , "Atavism" , "Reversion to an earlier type" , "someone showing old-fashioned tendencies" , "Return" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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