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Provide e.g. food and support for future admiral, say (11)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

caterpillar

'future admiral say' is the definition.
(admiral is a type of butterfly)

'provide e g food and support' is the wordplay.
'provide e g food' becomes 'cater' (cater means to provide food).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'support' becomes 'pillar' (pillar is a kind of support).
'cater'+'pillar'='CATERPILLAR'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for caterpillar that I've seen before include "Tiny creature" , "He made do with a mushroom" , "Track" , "potential beauty?" , "Moth/ butterfly larva" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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