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Averse to one praying to cast off M&S clothing (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

anti

'averse to' is the definition.

I don't understand the rest of the clue.

(Other definitions for anti that I've seen before include "Opposition member" , "An opponent - opposed to party policy, etc" , "Who pooh-poohs all" , "One who is against (something)" , "Hostile" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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