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A blow for Conservatives (5)

Ross

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right

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'conservatives' is the definition.
(right-wing people)

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(Other definitions for right that I've seen before include "Correct - starboard" , "Not left" , "Spot-on" , "Morally good; rectify" , "Authority - one hand" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.
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