Is sign of hesitation about position leading to confrontation? (10)
I believe the answer is:
resistance
'confrontation?' is the definition.
(confrontation is a kind of resistance)
'is sign of hesitation about position leading' is the wordplay.
'sign of hesitation' becomes 'er'.
'about' says the letters should be written backwards.
'position' becomes 'stance' (stance is a kind of position).
'leading' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'is'+'er'='iser'
'iser' backwards is 'resi'.
'resi'+'stance'='RESISTANCE'
'to' is the link.
(Other definitions for resistance that I've seen before include "Rebellious group" , "underground movement" , "immunity" , "Rebels" , "Freedom fighters - it's measured in ohms" .)