Dead set (7)

I believe the answer is:

adamant

(Other definitions for adamant that I've seen before include "intractable" , "Fully determined" , "Hard stone" , "Completely determined" , "Firm and unyielding" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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