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Smiled widely having support (6)

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beamed

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This clue might be a double definition.

'smiled widely' is the first definition.
'beamed' can be an answer for 'smiled' (beaming is a kind of smiling). I am unsure of the 'widely' bit.

'having support' is the second definition.
(beam is a type of architectural support)

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(Other definitions for beamed that I've seen before include "Smiled broadly like sun's ray" , "Smiled broadly - positively shone" , "Shone brightly or smiled widely" , "Smiled brightly like sun ray" , "Smiled broadly and warmly" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian and The Globe and Mail.
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