Supports around outside of pole for tents (6)
I believe the answer is:
tepees
'tents' is the definition.
(tepee is a kind of tent)
'supports around outside of pole' is the wordplay.
'supports' becomes 'tees' (tee is a kind of support**).
'around' indicates putting letters inside.
'outside of' suggests removing the centre.
'pole' with its centre taken out is 'pe'.
'tees' enclosing 'pe' is 'TEPEES'.
'for' acts as a link.
(Another definition for tepees that I've seen is " Tents".)
I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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