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Support available in lost employment (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

stem

'support' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'available in lost employment' is the wordplay.
'available in' indicates a hidden word.
'STEM' can be found hidden inside 'lost employment'.

(Other definitions for stem that I've seen before include "something growing?" , "Originate (from)" , "Slender upright part, of flower or glass" , "Axis" , "Dam" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun.
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