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Supporter encountering nuclear Dusseldorf? (6)

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I believe the answer is:

propel

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'supporter encountering nuclear dusseldorf?' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this defines the answer.

'supporter encountering nuclear dusseldorf?' is the wordplay.
'supporter' becomes 'prop' (I've seen this before).
'encountering' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'nuclear dusseldorf?' becomes 'el' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'prop'+'el'='PROPEL'

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(Other definitions for propel that I've seen before include "Push forwards" , "Cause to move forward with force" , "Launch" , "Give impetus to" , "Drive or push forward as with oars" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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