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Reportedly tolerate support for some riding (8)

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I believe the answer is:

bareback

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'some riding' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives. Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?

'reportedly tolerate support' is the wordplay.
'reportedly' indicates a 'sounds like' (homophone) clue.
'tolerate' becomes 'bear' (synonyms).
'support' becomes 'back' (to back is to support or endorse).
'bear' sounds like 'bare'.
'bare'+'back'='BAREBACK'

'for' is the link.

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(Other definitions for bareback that I've seen before include "On a horse without a saddle" , "On an unsaddled horse" , "kind of riding" .)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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