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Track welcomes non-smoking supporter (7)

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I believe the answer is:

sponsor

'supporter' is the definition.
('sponsor' can be a synonym of 'supporter')

'track welcomes non-smoking' is the wordplay.
'track' becomes 'spoor' (spoor is a kind of track).
'welcomes' means one lot of letters goes inside another (in sense of 'invites in').
'non-smoking' becomes 'ns'.
'spoor' going around 'ns' is 'SPONSOR'.

(Other definitions for sponsor that I've seen before include "surety" , "Supporter or champion" , "Patron; promote" , "One paying to support" , "One funding an event" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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