Supports regressive rule issued by monarch and adheres to it (7,6)

I believe the answer is:

walking sticks

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'supports regressive rule issued by monarch' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'adheres to it' is the wordplay.
'adheres' becomes 'sticks' ('stick' can be a synonym of 'adhere').
'to' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (I've seen this in other clues).
'it' becomes 'walking' (I can't justify this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'sticks' put after 'walking' is 'WALKING STICKS'.

'and' acts as a link.

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I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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