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Player gets sack — supporter takes a pee (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

bagpiper

'player' is the definition.
(bagpiper is a kind of player)

'sack supporter takes a pee' is the wordplay.
'sack' becomes 'bag' (I've seen this before).
'supporter' becomes 'pier' (pier is a type of architectural support).
'takes' is an insertion indicator.
'a pee' becomes 'p'.
'pier' going around 'p' is 'piper'.
'bag'+'piper'='BAGPIPER'

'gets' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for bagpiper that I've seen before include "One blows out air" , "(Scottish) musician" , "Pibroch player" , "Player of traditional Scottish musical instrument" , "Scots musician" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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