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I’m opposed to that, not to cycling (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

nope

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'i'm opposed to' is the definition.
I can't judge whether this defines the answer.

'not to cycling' is the wordplay.
'not' becomes 'no' (negative).
'to cycling' becomes 'pe' (I can't justify this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'no'+'pe'='NOPE'

'that' is the link.

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(Other definitions for nope that I've seen before include "Emphatically not!" , "not with stress" , "definitely not!" , "Negative response" , "Not on your life!" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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