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Opposed to information of defensive substance (7)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

antigen

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'defensive substance' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are singular nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.

'opposed to information' is the wordplay.
'opposed to' becomes 'anti' (I've seen this before).
'information' becomes 'gen' (gen can informally mean information).
'anti'+'gen'='ANTIGEN'

'of' is the link.

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(Other definitions for antigen that I've seen before include "It stimulates immune responses - tag nine (anag)" , "Something inducing an immune response, neat gin (anag.)" , "toxin" , "Biological substance" , "Immunity-booster" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.
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