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Support a right to begin afresh (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

restart

'begin afresh' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'support a right' is the wordplay.
'support' becomes 'rest' (e.g. a shoulder rest is a support for shoulder).
'right' becomes 'rt' (abbreviation as in Rt Hon- the Right Honourable).
'rest'+'a'+'rt'='RESTART'

'to' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for restart that I've seen before include "Begin anew" , "launch again" , "Jumping the gun will mean" , "Resume" , "begin afresh" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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