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Oppositional proletariat refuses attire (5)

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polar

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'oppositional' is the definition.
Both the definition and answer are adjectives.
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(Other definitions for polar that I've seen before include "From one end of the Earth or the other" , "Relating to the end regions of the earth's axis" , "Kind of bear or opposite" , "Of the far north or south" , "Relating to the highest latitudes" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Times.
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