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Support revised lease (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

easel

'support' is the definition.
(easel is a kind of support)

'revised lease' is the wordplay.
'revised' indicates anagramming the letters.
'lease' with letters rearranged gives 'EASEL'.

(Other definitions for easel that I've seen before include "board support" , "artist's requisite" , "Artist's prop" , "The rest of artists" , "artistic aid" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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