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Support majority of the force (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

teeth

'force' is the definition.
(eg something with force or effect 'has teeth')

'support majority of the' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'majority of' means to remove the last letter.
'the' with its final letter taken off is 'th'.
'tee'+'th'='TEETH'

(Other definitions for teeth that I've seen before include "Eg, canines, incisors" , "Structures in the jaws" , "They're to be found on a gear-wheel" , "enforcement mechanisms" , "Canines, for example" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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