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With a lousy eight bob, anchormen can support a family (5,4,3,5)

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I believe the answer is:

bring home the bacon

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'with a lousy eight bob anchormen can support a family' is the definition.
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'with a lousy eight bob anchormen can support a family' is the wordplay.
'eight bob anchormen' can be anagrammed to 'BRING HOME THE BACON'.
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(Other definitions for bring home the bacon that I've seen before include "Achieve success" , "Provide material support" , "Accomplish a task (colloq.)" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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