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Supporter of British Royal Academy (3)

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I believe the answer is:

bra

'supporter' is the definition.
(a bra gives support to breasts)

'british royal academy' is the wordplay.
'british' becomes 'b' (abbreviation e.g. in BBC).
'royal academy' becomes 'RA'.
'b'+'ra'='BRA'

'of' is the link.

(Other definitions for bra that I've seen before include "one carrying chest" , "I give a couple a lift" , "Female undergarment" , "Underwear item" , "support" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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