Cryptic crossword clue
Support needed by Elizabeth, contrary nut 6

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word BRAZIL

I've seen this crossword clue in The Daily Telegraph
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The straight part
We know that "nut" is the straight/definition part of the clue. The straight part is often a synonym or definition, in this case nut = brazil.
The cryptic/wordplay part
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What does BRAZIL mean?

BRAZIL noun
  1. A red-orange dye obtained from brazil wood.
  2. The hard, brown wood of a tree of the tribe Caesalpinieae; originally the sappan, Biancaea sappan, of the East Indies, and later the brazilwood, Paubrasilia echinata.
  3. A Brazil nut.
  4. A seam of coal containing iron pyrites

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