Facing in a directly different direction (8)

I believe the answer is:

opposite

(Other definitions for opposite that I've seen before include "Contary of face-to-face" , "Rival" , "Antithetical, vis-a-vis at" , "Contrary or face-to-face" , "Converse" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.

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