In confrontation (4,2,4)
I believe the answer is:
face to face
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">in confrontation</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for face to face that I've seen before include "being in personal contact" , "Opposite" , "In presence of or confrontation with another" , "Aspect of best service" .)