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Fostering
environment
created
by
dame
and
duke
supporting
diocese
(7)
Fostering environment created by dame and duke supporting diocese (7)
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How the clue works
The definition is Fostering environment — a seedbed being a place where things are nurtured. For the wordplay, think of it as three pieces stacked together: diocese gives you SEE, dame gives you DBE (the abbreviation for Dame Commander), and duke gives you D, with those last two "supporting" (i.e. coming after) the diocese to build SEE-DBE-D.