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We've checked our database and believe the answer is ENDORSES which was last seen in the The Guardian Cryptic crossword.
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99%8Exact Match!
verb

• be behind; approve of

• give support or one's approval to

• guarantee as meeting a certain standard

• sign as evidence of legal transfer

35%7Backs out of space by us: he backs things on wheels
noun

• cap that fits over the hub of a wheel

32%5Last of its last in first: first of last?
noun

• the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament

• an examination administered at the end of an academic term

adjective satellite

• occurring at or forming an end or termination

• conclusive in a process or progression

• not to be altered or undone

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The Guardian Cryptic01 Dec 2016 Down 5
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