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Provide party supplies, support and grub (11)

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I believe the answer is:

caterpillar

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'grub' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'provide party supplies support' is the wordplay.
'provide' becomes 'cater' (catering is a kind of providing).
'party supplies support' becomes 'pillar' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'cater'+'pillar'='CATERPILLAR'

'and' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for caterpillar that I've seen before include "He made do with a mushroom" , "Heavy tracked earth-moving vehicle" , "Tiny creature" , "Lepidopteran larva" , "Butterfly grub" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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