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Support troops? (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

column

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This could be a double definition.

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

'troops' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?

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(Other definitions for column that I've seen before include "Upright support" , "Nelson's supporter?" , "Vertical division of page" , "Vertical structure" , "Body of troops" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail, The Guardian and The Sun.
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