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Support European partner (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

espouse

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

'european partner' is the wordplay.
'european' becomes 'E' (abbreviation e.g. EU).
'partner' becomes 'spouse' (synonyms).
'e'+'spouse'='ESPOUSE'

(Other definitions for espouse that I've seen before include "See opus (anag)" , "Take in marriage" , "See opus to support a cause" , "Embrace" , "Give support to, say a cause" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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