Cryptic crossword clue
One provides support for privates? 13

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 13 letter word QUARTERMASTER

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What does QUARTERMASTER mean?

QUARTERMASTER noun
  1. An officer whose duty is to provide quarters, provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and superintend the supplies.
  2. A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle, signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.

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