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Resented having to support Liberal president of similar views (4-6)

Ross

I believe the answer is:

like-minded

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'resented having to support liberal president of similar views' is the definition.
I can't tell whether this definition defines the answer.

'resented having to support liberal president' is the wordplay.
'resented' becomes 'minded' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'having to support' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other) (some letters go underneath or support others).
'liberal' becomes 'l' (abbreviation).
'president' becomes 'ike' (nickname of Dwight Eisenhower).
'l'+'ike'='like'
'minded' put after 'like' is 'LIKE-MINDED'.

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(Other definitions for like-minded that I've seen before include "having similar outlook" , "naturally sympathetic?" .)

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