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Back Ireland against German obstruction (9)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

hindering

'obstruction' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'back ireland against german' is the wordplay.
'back' becomes 'hind' (synonyms).
'ireland' becomes 'Erin' (poetic name for Ireland).
'against' says to put letters next to each other.
'german' becomes 'g' (abbreviation).
'hind'+'erin'+'g'='HINDERING'

(Another definition for hindering that I've seen is " creating obstacle".)

I've seen this clue in The Daily Express.
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