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A fence I’d altered leading to opposition (8)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

defiance

'opposition' is the definition.
(defy can mean to oppose or resist)

'a fence i'd altered' is the wordplay.
'altered' indicates an anagram.
'a'+'fence'+'id'='afenceid'
'afenceid' is an anagram of 'DEFIANCE'.

'leading to' is the link.

(Other definitions for defiance that I've seen before include "Bold disobedience" , "Disregard for authority" , "Refusal to comply" , "Challenging behaviour" , "Challenging attitude" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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