Backing conflict in government (3)
I believe the answer is:
raj
'government' is the definition.
(Indian term for rule or government)
'backing conflict' is the wordplay.
'backing' shows that the letters should be reversed in order.
'conflict' becomes 'jar' (jarring is a kind of conflicting).
'jar' backwards is 'RAJ'.
'in' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for raj that I've seen before include "Sovereignty" , "British dominion over India" , "Jar (anag.)" , "Indian government" , "Indian rule in India" .)