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Provide a bit of opposition in Parliament? (3)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

sit

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'provide' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with social activities as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?

'a bit of opposition in parliament?' is the wordplay.
'SIT' is hidden in amongst the letters.
However, I'm uncertain how the hidden word is indicated.

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(Other definitions for sit that I've seen before include "Be sedentary" , "I sell badly the cotton yarn" , "Rest on one's haunches" , "(Of bird) stay on nest" , "as magistrates do" .)

I've seen this clue in the Evening Standard.
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