Signs of small business being supported by Apple's operating system (8)
I believe the answer is:
scorpios
'signs' is the definition.
(Scorpio is an example)
'small business being supported by apple's operating system' is the wordplay.
'small' becomes 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size).
'business' becomes 'corp'.
'being supported by' means one lot of letters go next to another (letters go below - in down clue).
'apple's operating system' becomes 'ios' (iOS is Apple's operating system).
's'+'corp'+'ios'='SCORPIOS'
'of' acts as a link.
I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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