Crossword Genius

Neighbour having an objection (4)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

abut

'neighbour' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

'an objection' is the wordplay.
'an' becomes 'a'.
'objection' becomes 'but'.
'a'+'but'='ABUT'

'having' acts as a link.

(Other definitions for abut that I've seen before include "Impinge" , "Adjoin at one end" , "Adjoin, be contiguous to" , "Touch (side of next building)" , "Lean against the odd tuba" .)

I've seen this clue in The Times.
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