Support falls for settings (9)
I believe the answer is:
backdrops
'settings' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both man-made objects as well as being plural nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'support falls' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'back' (to back is to support or endorse).
'falls' becomes 'drops' ('drop' can be a synonym of 'fall').
'back'+'drops'='BACKDROPS'
'for' acts as a link.
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