Shameful young lady for example supported by government (8)

I haven't cracked this one yet — but the brilliant team at Fifteensquared have:

DEB (abbreviation for debutante = young lady in upper-class society) + AS IN (phrase used to introduce an illustration of how a word can be used = for example), with G (abbreviation for government) at the end (at the bottom, in a down clue = supporting).