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Support runner-up getting a tick (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

second

This clue is a triple definition!

'support' is the first definition.
(seconding is a kind of supporting)

'runner-up' is the second definition.
(I've seen this before)

'getting' acts as a link.

'a tick' is the third definition.
(I've seen this before)

(Other definitions for second that I've seen before include "Support - runner-up" , "Eighty six thousand and four hundredth of a day" , "tick" , "Back-up; short time" , "Between first and third" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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