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Conservative greeting opponent, a red (7)

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I believe the answer is:

chianti

'a red' is the definition.
(I know that Chianti is a type of red)

'conservative greeting opponent' is the wordplay.
'conservative' becomes 'C' (UK political abbreviation).
'greeting' becomes 'hi' (hi is a kind of greeting).
'opponent' becomes 'anti' (someone opposed to something).
'c'+'hi'+'anti'='CHIANTI'

(Other definitions for chianti that I've seen before include "Italian offering" , "I can hit (anag) - alcoholic drink" , "Wine produced in Tuscany" , "European wine" , "I can hit for popular Italian wine" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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