Set up with little support (4)
I believe the answer is:
teed
'set' is the definition.
The answer and definition are different parts of speech. However, adjectives and past participle verbs can occasionally mean the same thing.
'up with little support' is the wordplay.
'up' becomes 'd' (I am not sure about this - if you are sure you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'with' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'little support' becomes 'tee'.
'd' put after 'tee' is 'TEED'.
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