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Treacherous type initially without support (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

weasel

'treacherous type' is the definition.
(weasel can mean a nasty or deceitful person)

'initially without support' is the wordplay.
'initially' indicates taking the first letters.
'support' becomes 'easel' (easel is a kind of support).
The first letter of 'without' is 'w'.
'w'+'easel'='WEASEL'

(Other definitions for weasel that I've seen before include "One deceiving" , "Small fierce animal with slender body and reddish fur" , "Stoat-like mammal - treacherous type" , "Equivocate - small animal" , "Stoat's relative" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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