Support structure (5)
'support structure' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for truss that I've seen before include "Padded device worn to support a hernia" , "Tie - bandage" , "Structure supporting a roof" , "Frame supporting roof" , "advocate of proper punctuation" .)
(Other definitions for beam that I've seen before include "Piece of timber - shaft of light" , "Smile widely; ray" , "Light - heavy timber - wide smile" , "Smile broadly or radiate" , "Smile, light shaft" .)