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Sun's rabid support was taken for granted (6)

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I believe the answer is:

unsaid

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'taken for granted' is the definition.
Both the answer and definition are adjectives. Perhaps you can see an association between them that I can't see?

'sun's rabid support' is the wordplay.
'rabid' indicates an anagram.
'support' becomes 'aid' (to aid is to help or support).
'sun' with letters rearranged gives 'uns'.
'uns'+'aid'='UNSAID'

'was' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for unsaid that I've seen before include "omitted from speech" , "left to the imagination" , "Not spoken" , "not delivered" , "Not made explicit" .)

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