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Is up against (5)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abuts

<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">is up against</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>

(Other definitions for abuts that I've seen before include "Of building, is next to" , "Ends or leans against" , "Touches, leans on" , "Lies adjacent to another" , "borders" .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian, the LA Times and The Washington Post.
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