Crossword Genius

Top giving me support (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

uppermost

'top' is the definition.
(similar in meaning)

'giving me support' is the wordplay.
'giving' indicates anagramming the letters (the letters give the letters for another word).
'me'+'support'='mesupport'
'mesupport' is an anagram of 'UPPERMOST'.

(Other definitions for uppermost that I've seen before include "Highest in place or rank" , "on top of the pile" , "At or nearest to the top" , "Highest or most prominent" , "get to top" .)

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