Those against hollowed out universal support — who was asked? (9)

I believe the answer is:

consultee

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'was asked?' is the definition.
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'those against hollowed out universal support' is the wordplay.
'those against' becomes 'cons' (I've seen this in another clue).
'hollowed out' suggests removing the centre.
'support' becomes 'tee' (tee is a kind of support).
'universal' with its centre removed is 'ul'.
'cons'+'ul'+'tee'='CONSULTEE'

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(Other definitions for consultee that I've seen before include "One's advice is sought" , "Advisor" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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