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Acronym for foes of local development (5)

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I believe the answer is:

nimby

(Other definitions for nimby that I've seen before include "Acronym for not in my back yard" , "Someone prepared to have something built but only in another neighbourhood" , "Someone who objects to something being sited in their own locality" , "person guarding his immediate environment" , "'Not in my backyard' (abbrev.)" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal.
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