### Clue: Pound forged after Poles provided assistance for coppers (7,3)
### Answer: SNIFFER DOG 
 ### Explanation: Definition: assistance for coppers 
 **Anagram of**(Pound) FORGED **placed after**(after, in an across clue) [ S,N(abbrev. for the South and North Poles, respectively) + IF(provided;conditional on).