According to Newton, every action in nature has an equal and opposite ... (8)
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I believe the answer is:
reaction
(Other definitions for reaction that I've seen before include "Side-effect from drug" , "effect of drugs?" , "Into care (anag)" , "In mechanics, every action has an equal and opposite one" , "Creation found in response to event" .)