Reading material provides daily support (9)
I believe the answer is:
paperback
'reading material' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both man-made objects as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps there's a link between them I don't understand?
'daily support' is the wordplay.
'daily' becomes 'paper' (newspaper).
'support' becomes 'back' (to back is to support or endorse).
'paper'+'back'='PAPERBACK'
'provides' acts as a link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for paperback that I've seen before include "Book with soft cover" , "Publication" .)