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Sovereign leads company support for a snake (4,5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

king cobra

'a snake' is the definition.
(king cobra is a kind of snake)

'sovereign leads company support' is the wordplay.
'sovereign' becomes 'king' (king is a kind of sovereign).
'leads' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'company' becomes 'co' (abbreviation).
'support' becomes 'bra' (a support for the breasts).
'king'+'co'+'bra'='KING COBRA'

'for' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for king cobra that I've seen before include "venomous customer" , "enormous snake" , "Hooded giant" , "Large Asiatic snake" , "Venomous type" .)

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