Saves some-one [sic] struggling (10)

I believe the answer is:

economises

'saves' is the definition.
(economising is a kind of saving)

'some-one sic struggling' is the wordplay.
'struggling' indicates anagramming the letters.
'some'+'one'+'sic'='someonesic'
'someonesic' anagrammed gives 'ECONOMISES'.

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

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