Crossword Genius

Supporting being raised on farm (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

upholding

'supporting' is the definition.
(upholding is a kind of supporting)

'raised on farm' is the wordplay.
'raised' becomes 'up' ('up' can be similar in meaning to 'raised').
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'farm' becomes 'holding'.
'up'+'holding'='UPHOLDING'

'being' is the link.

(Other definitions for upholding that I've seen before include "Supporting" , "Maintaining" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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