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Opposed to increases in a toll, initially (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

against

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

'increases in a toll initially' is the wordplay.
'increases' becomes 'gains' (gain is a kind of increase).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'toll' is 't'.
'a'+'t'='at'
'gains' placed inside 'at' is 'AGAINST'.

(Other definitions for against that I've seen before include "Opposed" , "on the other side" , "Not supporting" , "Placed in direct contact with" , "In contrast to; touching" .)

I've seen this clue in The Telegraph.
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