Provide backup for, as a weightlifter or gymnast Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a job in an organization
2. an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
(verb)
1. detect with the senses
2. make a spot or mark onto

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

WEIGHTLIFTER (noun)
1. an athlete who lifts barbells
PROVIDE (verb)
1. give something useful or necessary to
2. supply means of subsistence; earn a living

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