One might be supporting or speaking Crossword Clue

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One might be supporting or speaking Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
2. what something is used for

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SPEAKING (noun)
1. delivering an address to a public audience
2. the utterance of intelligible speech
SPEAKING (adjective)
1. capable of or involving speech or speaking
SUPPORTING (adjective)
1. furnishing support and encouragement
2. capable of bearing a structural load
SUPPORTING (noun)
1. the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening

Hint 3: Anagram

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Down

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