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Risk all to support the impecunious (2,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

go for broke

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'risk all' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

'support the impecunious' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'gofor' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'the impecunious' becomes 'broke' (I've seen this before).
'gofor'+'broke'='GO FOR BROKE'

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(Other definitions for go for broke that I've seen before include "Make an all-out effort" , "Make all-or-nothing effort" , "Gamble everything" , "Risk everything in an all-out effort" .)

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