Really warm support Conservative lost (6)
I believe the answer is:
baking
'really warm support' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe there's a link between them I don't understand?
I don't understand the rest of the clue.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for baking that I've seen before include "Making bread, cake or pastry" , "For putting bun in the oven" , "Making bread, cake, etc." , "Very hot (in the kitchen?)" , "Very hot; making bread" .)