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Sopranos broadcast missing a 'godfather' (7)

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sponsor

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(Other definitions for sponsor that I've seen before include "advertising?" , "Financial backer" , "One funding an event" , "Patron or godparent" , "One who pays costs for event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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