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Major supports party line (6)

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I believe the answer is:

domain

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'line' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both groups as well as being singular nouns.
Perhaps you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'major supports party' is the wordplay.
'major' becomes 'main' (both can mean important).
'supports' means one lot of letters go next to another (bottom letters provide a support for the top ones).
'party' becomes 'do' (do can informally mean a party).
'main' after 'do' is 'DOMAIN'.

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(Other definitions for domain that I've seen before include "Area under someone's control, field of activity" , "Realm or range of influence" , "estate" , "Scope of knowledge - owned land" , "Field of thought or activity" .)

I've seen this clue in The Independent.
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