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Protest against work on model (6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

oppose

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'protest' is the definition.
(I know that protest is a more specific form of the action oppose)

'against work on model' is the wordplay.
'against' says to put letters next to each other.
'work on' becomes 'op' (abbreviation for opus. I am not sure about the 'on' bit.).
'model' becomes 'pose' (model can mean to pose).
'op' next to 'pose' is 'OPPOSE'.

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(Other definitions for oppose that I've seen before include "face" , "Resist; disapprove of" , "Actively resist" , "Resist, go against" , "'Refute, stand against (6)'" .)

I've seen this clue in The Irish Independent.
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