Unbending support (7)

I believe the answer is:

loyalty

(Other definitions for loyalty that I've seen before include "Firmness of allegiance" , "Fidelity, allegiance" , "Allegiance, commitment" , "Strong allegiance" , "Faithfully allegiance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Newsday.

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