A hint to enter junction? The opposite (8)

I believe the answer is:

antipode

'opposite' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'a hint to enter junction?' is the wordplay.
'hint' becomes 'tip' (synonyms).
'to enter' indicates putting letters inside.
'junction?' becomes 'node' (I've seen this in another clue).
'tip' placed within 'node' is 'ntipode'.
'a'+'ntipode'='ANTIPODE'

'the' is the link.

(Other definitions for antipode that I've seen before include "Notepad I use to describe something diametrically opposite - Australia?" , "exact opposite" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times and The Sunday Times.

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