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Coat I relinquished keeps last of men supplied (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

furnished

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'supplied' is the definition.
('furnish' can be a synonym of 'supply')

'coat i relinquished keeps last of men' is the wordplay.
'coat' becomes 'fur' (fur is a kind of coat).
'relinquished' becomes 'shed'.
'keeps' indicates putting letters inside.
'last of men' becomes 'n' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should believe this answer much more).
'fur'+'i'+'shed'='furished'
'furished' placed around 'n' is 'FURNISHED'.

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(Other definitions for furnished that I've seen before include "Equipped with tables,chairs etc" , "Provided, supplied" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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