Awkward ones voting negatively (4)

I believe the answer is:

noes

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'awkward ones voting negatively' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'awkward ones' is the wordplay.
'awkward' indicates anagramming the letters.
'ones' is an anagram of 'NOES'.

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(Other definitions for noes that I've seen before include "negative responses" , "Votes against a motion" , "Those disagreeing" , "Negative voters'" , "Opponents" .)

I've seen this clue in The Globe and Mail.

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