Did face set day after surgical procedure? (7)
I believe the answer is:
opposed
'did face' is the definition.
(opposing is a kind of facing)
'set day after surgical procedure?' is the wordplay.
'set' becomes 'pose' (posing is a kind of setting).
'day' becomes 'd' (abbreviation for day).
'after' says to put letters next to each other.
'surgical procedure?' becomes 'op' (short for operation).
'pose'+'d'='posed'
'posed' put after 'op' is 'OPPOSED'.
(Other definitions for opposed that I've seen before include "Withstood" , "Confronted" , "Objected to" , "like foes" , "Resisted" .)