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Clause for and against one, thus (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

proviso

'clause' is the definition.
(thesaurus)

'for and against one thus' is the wordplay.
'for' becomes 'pro' (I've seen this before).
'and' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'against' becomes 'v' (abbreviation for 'versus'**).
'one' becomes 'i' (Roman numeral).
'thus' becomes 'so' ('so' can be a synonym of 'thus').
'pro'+'v'+'i'+'so'='PROVISO'

(Other definitions for proviso that I've seen before include "Requirement" , "Stipulated condition" , "Condition attached to an agreement" , "Rider" , "Condition for VIP or so" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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