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Any white construction is like an obstruction (2,3,3)

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I believe the answer is:

in the way

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'like an obstruction' is the definition.
I don't know anything about this answer so I cannot tell whether it can be defined by this definition.

'any white construction' is the wordplay.
'construction' is an anagram indicator (answer constructed from certain letters).
'any'+'white'='anywhite'
'anywhite' is an anagram of 'IN THE WAY'.

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(Other definitions for in the way that I've seen before include "Obstructing" , "Causing obstruction" , "Alpine climber's tool" , "causing a blockage" , "Impeding one's progress" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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