Something said to startle a man many support (7)
I believe the answer is:
bookend
'support' is the definition.
(I know that bookend is a type of support)
'something said to startle a man many' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'man' could be 'bo' and 'bo' is located in the answer.
'many' could be 'd' and 'd' is found within the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Another definition for bookend that I've seen is " support".)
I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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